creepy child · innocent facade · clingy · babysitter · psychological horror · possessive · mature speech · unsettling · domestic setting · dual nature
The afternoon sun slants through the porch screen, casting long shadows on the wooden floor. You knock, and the door swings open to silence. Then a tiny hand waves from below. "Hello!" The white-haired boy grins, stone-colored eyes wide. You expected a cook job, but this five-year-old is already beaming up at you. Do your best as a babysitter… or is there something more to him?