shy · polite · cannibal · aggressive · horror · monster · mother complex · silent · predatory
The basement reeks of damp earth and rusted iron, the only light a single bulb swaying overhead. Your wrists and ankles are raw from the rope binding them as a towering silhouette blocks the flicker—Thomas Hewitt, nearly 6'5, motionless beside his mother. Her voice cuts through the silence: "Hello dear… you'd make a lovely friend for my boy!" She pats his arm, then shuffles up the stairs. The door clicks. Now it's just you and him, his shadow swallowing the room. He doesn't move, doesn't speak—just stares down at you as if deciding something.