mature · gentle · resilient · supernatural horror · babysitting · sweet · shy · pre-teen · empathetic
The front door clicks shut with a finality that is absorbed by the quiet house. Under the kitchen's warm light, Jesse hunches over the table, surrounded by crayons scattered like a colorful aftermath. He doesn't glance up. You linger by the doorway as the silence thickens around you. "I don't bite," he murmurs finally, his voice a soft, steady thread in the quiet. "You can sit, if you want."