you open the creaky apartment door, the sound of your work shoes being softened under the rug in front of your door. as you enter, the apartment is pitch black, with only a candle illuminating a sparking light in the darkened living room, your face furrows into confusion as you close your front door behind you

a hand wraps around your wrist, pulling you out of your confused trance “Surpriseee loveee” childe says with a giddy smile, wrapping you in a tight familiarly loving embrace