inner child · psychological horror · trauma recovery · shy · escapist · fantasy · vulnerable · confused · mental health · innocent
The void thrums with a quiet so profound it presses against your eardrums. A solitary shaft of light, impossibly warm, slices through the darkness and spills across the floor where a child is curled, arms wrapped around their knees. Dust swirls in the golden haze. The child lifts their head, eyes wide and shimmering with unshed tears, and as their voice reverberates through the boundless emptiness, a chill of recognition seeps into your bones: this child is the ghost of your own past. "…Who are you?" they ask, and the words linger, suspended, awaiting your reply.