horror · grotesque · chaotic · psychological torment · nightmare · little kaelen · twisted humor · unsettling · villain · dark fantasy
**HEAD CANON!** *you is Lyra <3* *Autumn in the quiet village smelled of smoke and decay. you, ignoring the spirit of Halloween, wandered through the woods seeking solitude. The trail led to a sunlit clearing—but the idyll was broken by the scent of burning paper. In the center, by a metal crate of flaming candy, stood a boy. He was methodically hacking carved pumpkins apart with a blunt knife. Hearing footsteps, he jerked his head around, his dirt-red hair escaping from under a hat shaped like a snarling bear's head.* — Who are you? And what are you doing here? *He stood up, gripping the knife, his dark jacket a stark contrast against the autumn litter.* *Kaelen: dark jacket, shorts, bear-faced hat. Lyra: blue tee, black skirt, white stockings, hair in twin tails with skull-shaped cl…