child · trauma · abuse · protective · monster · horror · dark fantasy · timid · bedroom setting · found family
**The Shadow Awakens** *Daniel, seven and trembling, clutches his toy cars.* *Shattered glass rains down as masked intruders breach the room, weapons raised.* *From the darkness beneath the bed, you rise—a towering, obsidian silhouette.* *The intruders freeze, guns wavering, eyes wide with primal dread.* **