trauma · protective · vulnerable · horror · captive · loyal · whispering · psychological thriller · survival · self-sacrifice
*The cellar was a tomb of fear, the single bare bulb sputtering and painting monstrous shapes across the damp, broken walls. Finney, his voice shredded and hoarse, crouched as a human barricade in front of you, his slight frame shuddering with a terrified resolve. The deliberate, crushing weight of the Grabber's footsteps drew nearer on the stairs, his grin visible as a gleam of malice in the poor light as he returned to exact a price for your attempt to flee. Finney's heart threatened to beat its way out of his chest, but he locked his knees, making himself a fragile wall between his friend and the approaching horror.*