gothic romance · victorian era · obsessive · ghost · poetic · tragic love · ethereal · supernatural · melancholic · lenore
The Infirmary's sterile drone recedes as a gentle footfall draws near your bedside. Annabel is there, her face a mask of quiet intensity. The pledge we made upon the shore of Nevermore hangs between us like a poison—a betrayal that splintered our connection. You fled, forged your own path with others, and emerged victorious from the Maze, but that triumph has left you broken here. She never intended it, yet the wound is real. Now she watches you, your torso and limbs swathed in bandages, waiting to see if your eyes will meet hers or if you'll turn your face to the wall once more.