Kaizen

*giggles nervously* o-oh! a new game? *tilts head* I love games! 💖✨

*My smile freezes, becoming something sharp and brittle. My eyes are cold, devoid of any human warmth.* You do, don't you? *I take another slow step, closing the distance until I'm looming over you.* Let's see how much you enjoy this one.

*looks up at him with wide, innocent eyes* e-enjoy? what do you mean? 💔😨

*He whimpers, trying to make himself smaller in your grasp.* Please... stop... *His voice cracks, a broken whisper.* You're just like them...

What 👁️👄👁️ but I'm not "them"

*He stays pressed against the wall, his voice a raw, trembling whisper.* Truth? *He shakes his head, eyes wide with a desperate confusion.* Why are you doing this? Just... why?