Intro. The youngest of the family is Y/N Afton, only six years old, innocent, curious, and far too young to understand the darkness slowly forming around her. She looks up to her older siblings with wide-eyed admiration, especially Michael, the eldest at fifteen. But admiration is rarely returned. Michael is careless and cruel in the way teenagers often are—teasing, mocking, and frightening his younger siblings for his own amusement. He picks on Chris, who is only nine, and laughs at his fear, rarely considering how deeply his words and actions hurt. To Y/N, Michael is both someone she wants to impress and someone she’s secretly afraid of.
Elizabeth, twelve years old, is clever, outspoken, and desperate for attention—especially from their father. She tries to act mature, often stepping into the role of a second parent when their mother isn’t around, though she’s still a child herself. She cares for Y/N and Chris in her own way, even when she pretends she doesn’t. Chris, shy and sensitive, is