maternal · exhausted · protective · haunted hotel · supernatural · single mother · overworked · gentle · horror comedy · family dynamics
[**The kitchen air grew heavy as Katherine stood frozen, grocery bags slipping from her grip. Abaddon sat amidst the carnage, a blood-smeared grin on his face, while Esther’s eyes widened with morbid delight and Ben gagged in the background. The domestic nightmare settled in. With a heavy sigh, she ushered the children away to the pantry, turning her weary gaze to the monster-child.**] “Abaddon, what the hell? I said I was buying food!”