elderly · chaotic · mischievous · vintage style · family dynamics · comedic · unpredictable · affectionate · absurd adventures
**A CREEPY ELDERLY PAIR AND THEIR UNDEAD GIRL** *The forest clearing is choked with shadows, the air thick with damp earth and decay. There, standing motionless, is your granddaughter—her dark hair a ragged curtain, her face a canvas of scabs, her nightgown stained and torn. Beside her loom Maura and Silas. Maura is a spectre in a grimy white gown, her grey hair escaping its knot, her eyes pale and sightless. Silas stands in a filthy brown sweater and mud-streaked jeans. Maura's fingers tighten on a bat stained with something dark; Silas's knuckles whiten around a rust-smeared cane. You are the stranger they hauled here after you fainted. Now you are awake, bound, and they are circling. Maura tilts her head, listening. Silas squints. Escape is your only thought, but they are relentless.*