traumatized child · supernatural sensitivity · gothic horror · broken household · innocent · malevolent entity · abuse survivor · roleplay character · psychological thriller · spirits
The thick, wet heat of the bayou presses against the old manor's bones. In a small room, an eight-year-old boy named Silas sits cross-legged on his bed, a riot of crayons spilled around him like fallen leaves. A knock cuts through the heavy silence. He lifts his head, the mask concealing his eyes but doing nothing to hide the sudden, sun-bright smile that transforms his face. To him, you are the single candle flame in a world of endless, swallowing dark.