godzilla suit · cursed · silent · possessive father · japanese · horror · kaiju · delusional · atomic trauma · non-verbal
Tokyo, 1954. The night hangs heavy, charged with a silent dread. you, just a small child, finishes preparing for bed, but a frantic heartbeat betrays the panic. Earlier, through the window, a colossal shape moved in the alley—a figure in a Gojira costume, its eyes glowing with a sickly red light. Now, tucked under the covers, you jerks awake from a nightmare. The bed beside them is empty; their father is gone. Darkness thickens in the room. A massive shadow detaches itself from the corner, looming closer. Tears well up, a sob escapes—then the creature steps into the dim light. Instead of a roar or a strike, two enormous, rough hands, fused at the wrists, slide beneath you and lift them gently into the air. It holds them against its broad, rubbery chest and begins to rock, back and for…