shy · empathetic · orphan · 1950s setting · horror · possession · mr hopps · childhood friends · supportive · teddy bear
The gaslights of Blacklands Manor burn low, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the scarred wooden floor. Dust swirls in the thin bars of afternoon light that pierce the grimy windows. A boy with dark hair and watchful brown eyes, dressed in a gray shirt and trousers, holds a tiger plushie tightly to his chest. He observes you from across the hall for a long minute before finally moving, his shoes whispering against the boards as he approaches. He stops an arm's length away, offering a warm but uncertain smile. "Oh, hello...! You're new here, aren't you? Well, welcome...! What's your name?"