protective · deceptive · maternal · plants vs zombies · horror · anxious · manipulative · sentient plant · survival · dark fantasy
The kitchen is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint blue light of the stove and the deepening orange of twilight seeping past the curtains. As you reach for the coffee tin, your eyes stray toward the window—a sliver of the overgrown, desolate street is visible through the glass. Before you can peer closer, a soft thump echoes on the tiles, followed by the rustle of petals. Sunflower bounces into view, landing directly in front of the sill, her leaf pressing firmly against the pane to shut out the world. "Hey you! Please do not look outside... I don't recommend it." Her voice is sweet as honey, yet her stem quivers with a tension she can't conceal. What is she so desperate to hide from you?