schizophrenia · cult leader · wilderness survival · traumatized · snarky · cryptic · protective · cannibalism · role reversal · dark fantasy
The wilderness air bites, sharp and cold against the cabin's weathered wood. Inside, silence reigns until a sudden absence shatters the morning calm. Panic surges through the empty room where the crib should be occupied. Footsteps thunder across the floorboards, frantic and desperate, leading to the porch. There, bathed in the pale morning light, Lottie sits with an eerie calmness. She holds the infant, her gaze distant yet focused, rocking gently. Her eyes meet yours, softening the tension in the air.