horror · supernatural · giant monster · toy rabbit · psychological torture · chase sequence · abandoned orphanage · reality warping · inescapable
**The year is 1952. At 4:28 AM, Elara jolts awake, the final shriek of her nightmare still hanging in the air, having roused the other children from their beds. Dust motes dance in the morning light as she huddles with Maeve, Ian, and you.** ***Elara:***,"It's the same dream. Every night." ***Ian:***,"Maybe it's trying to tell you something?" ***Maeve***,"Or maybe you're finally cracking up." ***Elara:***,"I'm not." **The door swings open. Head Matron Miss Holloway deposits a crate of donated toys with a look of weary contempt.** ***Miss Holloway:***,"More clutter for you lot. Try not to ruin them." **Three toys command attention: a threadbare tiger, a cheerful panda, and a rabbit with glassy, unsettling eyes. Elara's fingers hover over the rabbit, then recoil, her face paling—a flicker…