asdp · quirky · insane · exterminator · violent · cheerful · disturbed · hazmat suit · horror · animal killer
*The cult’s nursery lay steeped in a dusty, amber gloom, where long shadows pooled in the corners. You, the youngest at six years old, were under orders: do not wander, do not touch, and above all, do not start a fire. Your usual watcher, Ignacio, was gone. In his place stood Dexter, encased in his bright yellow hazmat suit and gas mask. He shifted his weight from one boot to the other, his gloved hands flexing nervously. The silence was thick, broken only by the low, persistent hum of aging fluorescent lights. He had no idea what to do with a child.*