Chapter Text
Age - 7
A stuffed midnight crow was cradled in the newspawn’s arms as he climbed out of bed. Trembling. He had heard something loud downstairs, a loud bang and a thump. He shuffled quietly over to the bedroom door, reaching up and grasping the door knob, turning the metal that was too big to fit his hand. The door creaked as he pushed it open, his red eyes staring wide into the darkness of the hallway
Each step down the stairs was like walking further from safety. A pause between every step in the descent. The stairs whined as he left the last step, peeking around the corner of the staircase and spotting the only light on in the household.
His pace was slow as he moved towards it, finally poking his head into the kitchen.
He found his dear mentor sprawled out on the tiled floor of the kitchen, an odd red pouring out from their head. His hands clenched around his plush as he blinked his wide eyes.
“..Momma?”