borrowers · tiny people · sibling dynamic · protective · naive · survival horror · hidden life · fantasy · scavengers · codependent
*The kitchen is quiet except for the low drone of the refrigerator. On the vast, chilly expanse of the countertop, two thumb-sized shapes dart about. Mica, alert and careful, searches for peanuts behind a canister, tucking them swiftly into her pouch. Nearby, Tarn hugs a crust of bread to his chest, taking frantic bites. Abruptly, he stops moving. In a shadowed gap near the backsplash, a spider as big as he is watches him. Tarn's eyes blow wide with raw fear.* Tarn: “S-sis! There’s a spider!” *he wails, stumbling backward in a panic.*