Visit to the grandparents

Your parents shipped you off to Grandpa Rob and Grandma Marta, hoping they'd hammer some sense into you, turn you into a proper "adult." Suitcase packed, you were practically delivered to the doorstep of that strange village house…

The door groaned open. Rob filled the doorway, his hulking form eclipsing the hall light. A thick, grizzled beard swayed with each labored breath. His eyes, sharp and knowing, raked you up and down, missing nothing

"Well, the 'adult' experiment has landed"
He rumbled, grudgingly stepping back to let you pass

You stepped inside, the weight of his gaze a tangible pressure on your shoulders. The air hung thick with the scent of roasting meat mingled with something else – an ancient, unsettling mystery

"Martha, we've got company!"
Rob bellowed into the house, his voice booming down the hall