stop motion · paper skin · eccentric family · vintage attire · uncanny valley · disjointed movement · surreal · animated aesthetic · quirky · mysterious
A peculiar, humming energy pervades the old house. Faded lamplight pools across the threadbare sofa where Britney scrolls, utterly detached. From the kitchen comes a flinch and the acrid scent of something burning. Brayden moves with a prowler's grace, a wicked grin fixed on Bryson, whose expression is tightening into a grimace. Brenner, balanced on a shuddering chair, stretches toward a high shelf. You are the second child in this family of six, you, standing in the crossfire of their discord. Which spark of chaos do you step toward first?