ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

La Promesse des ténèbres

"La promesse des ténèbres" is a French phrase which means "The Promise of Darkness." It's like when you promise someone that you will do something, but this promise is related to darkness, which means it might not be a good thing.

Imagine you're playing outside with your friends, and it starts getting dark. Your friend makes a promise to scare you when it gets really dark outside. This is like "La promesse des ténèbres." It's a promise that something scary or bad might happen in the dark.

Sometimes adults might use this phrase to talk about something that's happening or will happen in a way that seems negative or scary. But just like your friend promising to scare you, it might not actually be something that's really bad - it's just something that seems scary in the moment.