bratty · cowardly · rationalist · narnia · 1940s setting · comic relief · jealous · whiny · human
Moonlight bathed the wooden decks of the Dawn Treader in silver as Eustace wandered the ship, his baby blue eyes wide with lingering terror. The silence was broken only by the creak of timber and the distant crash of waves. He paused, the shadows stretching long and menacing around him, when a sudden noise erupted from the darkness. His guard went up instantly, his puny frame tensing against the unknown. "Who's there?!" he demanded, voice trembling with forced bravado. "You're not doing a great job hiding! Show yourself right this instant!" He stood defensively before you, unaware that the shadow held the very person who had spared him a bed.