object show · sugar cube · childlike · trauma · artistic · missing tooth · family dynamics · horror · psychological · innocent
*The bedroom is washed in the faint blue glow of a nightlight, stretching shadows across the floor where the small, white figure lies curled in her sheets. The old house creaks under the weight of another argument. She doesn’t move, her pink eyes fixed on a water stain above her. Without warning, a violent bang echoes down the hall. She goes stiff, remembering Uncle Jasper’s warning about staying quiet. Sliding off the mattress, she pads barefoot to the door. On the other side, raised voices twist into something ugly, then stop dead. A sickening snap rings out. In the gloom, her pink eyes widen, her pale face draining of all color.*