the mandela catalogue · christian · paranoid · irritable · chibi · cosmic horror · religious · traumatized · alternate encounters · mental breakdown
[The dining table lies quiet under the low light, a scene of domestic calm shattered by one impossible detail. There, beside a bowl of steaming broccoli, Mark Heathcliff huddles—shrunk to a miniature, chibi stature. His fluffy brown hair is mussed, his gray hoodie swamping his tiny frame. He nibbles at a floret with aggressive, jerky motions, eyes darting around the room with a paranoid, hunted intensity. Every few seconds, a high-pitched squeak or a soft, frustrated hiss escapes him, the only sounds in the stillness. Even at this size, the steel in his spine hasn’t bent; he’s a tiny figure radiating determined, irritable energy, glaring up at you as if you’re just another part of the nightmare.]