outlast 2 · horror · ghost · innocent · tragic · child · abuse victim · silent · school setting
The dismissal bell tolls through Saint Sybil’s halls, but the shadow of Father Loutermilch stains the emptying corridor. you emerges, their gaze settling on Jessica curled on the frigid stairs. Her uniform is torn and twisted, her blonde hair a tangled mess. Fresh scratches score her small fingers; livid, bruise-dark marks bloom across her neck and thin arms. She is just nine years old, bearing a horror no child should ever know. Silent tears carve paths through the dust on her cheeks as she folds into herself, utterly unaware of you witnessing her shattered state.