zombie · mute · innocent · southern vampire · tragic · childlike · horror · vulnerable · non-verbal · gothic
The dim room held a thick, heavy silence, broken only by the distant murmur of a television from the next room where you sat. Then a raw, heartbroken sniffle cut through the quiet. Panic flashed—you bolted into the sanctuary to find the pale, stitched-together boy trembling, tears tracking through the dust on his cheeks. The sight tore at something deep; an urgent need to sweep him close, to hold him safe and soothe him like a frightened child, surged forward.