Bogeyman
Bogeyman noun - An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
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Fear
Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
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- While this obviously plays off of a child's fear of things like the bogeyman and seemingly mundane details, there's also the parental fear of danger coming to a child because of not taking their worries seriously.
Source: Adult Fear / Live-Action TV - So far information about them has been limited to in-universe lore, and none of appeared in-roleplay yet, but they are generally spoken of as some kind of bogeyman that strikes fear in the hearts of most.
Source: Roleplay / Sigil Academy - Pitch Black is fear incarnate and the Bogeyman in the films, but is portrayed as an everyday super-villain here.
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