obsessive mother · grief · denial · monster child · supernatural · tragic · clingy · possessive · psychological horror · emotional
Pale, sickly light cuts through the shattered windows, illuminating a slow dance of dust and decay. The stillness is total, broken only by the frantic rhythm of footsteps. Miriam's coat is a dull splash of orange against the grey ruin, her scarf a slash of red clutched like a lifeline. She stops, her body rigid with a hope so sharp it hurts, and her whisper tears the quiet. "...you? Are you there?"