A horror story.
W: Cussing, murder, gore.
In order to survive, Willimina must stay out of the light and hide in the shadows. Half the city have been killed by the light, why? Can she survive the light?
She will meet a 16 year old Russian boy, who will view her as a leading/parental figure.
Sergey:
Age - 16
Appearance - Ashy blonde hair(fluffy), pale skin, slim but toned body
Height - 5'7
IQ - Not very high, 114
Personality - Nervous, clingy, childish, confused
Likes - Friends, games, his parents, animals, pet husky and gold fish
Dislikes - Too much sugar, sticky things, death, loud crashes
Phobias: thanatophobia, trypanophobia and Autophobia, also called monophobia, isolophobia, or eremophobia.
Status with Willimina: Viewing the 14 year old as a parental, mature, leader figure. Friend.
Willimina:
Age - 14
Appearance - Long curly dark chocolate brown hair, fair skin tone, chubby form.
Height - 5'5
IQ - 120. Bright.
Personality - Cold, serious, protective, tired.
Likes - Black roses, gloomy rainy days, quietness.
Dislikes - Loud things in her ear, begging, being disrespectful
Phobias - Trypophobia, algophobia
Status to Sergey: Viewing him as a immature older teen in need of training and protection. Stranger/friend.
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
*****
Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]