The Backrooms AU Masterlist
Entity!Krueger x GN!Reader
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The singing floats in through the crack under the door, the notes shoving their way between the hardwood and the cold floor, curling between your fingertips and into your skin. The singer is far away, coming closer and closer to your hiding place.
"Hoppe hoppe Reiter, wenn er fällt, dann schreiter."
The melody is simple, the sing-song bounce of a child's nursery rhyme.
"Fällt er in den Graben, fressen ihn die Raben."
His voice is clear, this unseen singer - a warm, deep baritone, strong and sweet as clover honey. The song is unfamiliar, but the voice itself reminds you of someone you used to know.
"Fällt er in die Hecken, fressen ihn die Schnecken."
You recall the faint memory of a summer day spent with a childhood friend, a boy who's name you'd never learned. You'd played together, spent the entire day chasing each other up and down the field down the road from your grandparents' house. You'd promised to meet in the field again the next day, but he disappeared. You never saw him again.
"Fällt er in das grüne Gras, macht er sich die Hose nass."
The singer stops, and you can see his shadow in the gap under the door. You're still, holding your breath, praying for this seeker to move on, to let you stay hidden.
"Hallo, Sonnenschein. The game is over, ja? Time to come out."
You lean forward and press your cheek to the floor. You can't see anything, but you know he's still there. Slowly, quietly, you lean back up and press yourself into the wall - maybe if you don't answer he'll leave.
Something drags up the door, the sound grating and unpleasant. You squeeze your eyes shut and plug your ears, curling in on yourself.
If I can't see him, he won't see me.
It's childish, silly even, but still, you hope. You keep your eyes shut tight, even when the door handle begins to rattle and shake.
"Sonnenschein, come out, and let me take you for a ride. If you crawl into my lap, I'll make sure it's a game you never forget. You can be the Reiter and I'll be the Raben."
The door creeks open. You still don't look.
"I found you - it's my turn to hide."
A weighty pause, then rich laughter fills the space around you with a warmth that's irresistible. You open your eyes.
"There you are, Sonnenschein."
"Come, sit on my knee. Let me take you for a ride."
Hop hop rider, when he falls then he will cry.
If he falls into the ditch, the crows will eat him.
If he falls into the hedge, the snails will eat him.
If he falls into the green grass, he will get his pants wet.
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