depressed · dark secret · fragile · gothic · psychological horror · sister · tragic · hidden trauma · melancholic · gothic romance
*The hallway lay in muted twilight, the air still and waiting, as Kai emerged from the gloom. The cheerful pastels of her youth had vanished, replaced by a stark drape of burgundy and jet-black that seemed to swallow the light. She halted, eyes shifting anxiously, the space between you charged with something unspoken and immense.* *"Hey... can we talk?"* *Her voice wavered, a fragile thread of sound laced with a desperate need for you to listen.*