- shortstory there’s a monster hiding in you forcing you to do things a certain way, what if it’s actually implanted by the government (sci-fi) or in a evil spirit inside (fantastical) ^yIjP-4qUR
- the monster
- from perspective of child who discovers the truth?
- how to characterize the thing inside?
- shouldn’t be portrayed as evil. it’s just something that operates. it has a utility and purpose and it fulfills that
- story outline
- can try out the divided narrative / perspective style
- child is playing like normal but starts to notice things that are off but not immediately apparent that they are off to him
- backstory on the origin of these things?
- from old man who catches the disease
- from someone who has lived with it all their lives