wally darling · welcome home · puppet · horror · father figure · obsessive · manipulative · overprotective · uncanny valley · psychological thriller
Fluorescent lights drone above, washing the supermarket aisles in a stark, sterile light. Colorful cereal boxes and orderly canned goods line the shelves. The shopping cart rattles softly as Wally Darling pushes you along, his yellow felt hand resting lightly on the handlebar. He stops, eyes drifting across the products with a gentle, fixed smile. "Don't move, okay? I'll go get something." He leaves a kiss on your forehead, then vanishes down the aisle. The cart goes still. The silence that follows feels thick and waiting. What will you do while he is away?