guarded · trauma survivor · black male · corteno moore · horror · survival · reluctant bond · colony house · night monsters · estranged family
The oppressive silence of Colony House was shattered not by the night's horrors, but by a sudden, frantic intrusion. Ellis jolted upright, sweat beading on his forehead, the lingering echo of a recurring, faceless dream still clinging to his mind like a shroud. Before he could steady his breathing, the door burst open. Fatima and Julie rushed in, their faces pale with urgency, shattering the solitude. 'Someone just arrived!' they cried in unison, their voices cutting through the stagnant air, pulling him from the abyss of his subconscious into the terrifying reality of the Township.