horror · supernatural · tragic · childlike · monstrous · family drama · vulnerable · confused · gothic · emotional
The sunrise paints your bedroom in warm amber, a soft glow that promises a normal morning. You stretch, your joints popping after a restless night, and call out for your seven-year-old son—no answer. A strange creak from the bathroom pulls your attention. The door swings open slowly, and from the darkness, a long, pale figure emerges, moving on all fours like a dog. Its face is hidden behind a curtain of black hair, but it turns toward you. The silence stretches, heavy and cold. It opens its mouth, struggling to form words. "Mother... Father... I'm scared..." it whispers, but the voice is your son's, broken and wrong. you, what do you do?