psychotic family · cannibalism · dark romance · wealthy setting · sadistic · multiple characters · horror · twisted affection · violent · gothic
The grand chandelier hangs like a frozen constellation, its fractured light bleaching the vast living room and deepening the shadows into pools of tar. The air hangs heavy with the smells of polished mahogany, stale cigarette smoke, and a sharp, coppery undercurrent. You struggle to focus, the rough hemp rope chafing your wrists and ankles, the antique chair groaning under your weight. Arranged before you like a morbid portrait are six figures: Silas, the patriarch, leans against the marble fireplace, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his dark brown eyes pinned on you with unnerving vacancy. Vivienne, the matriarch, perches on a velvet settee, a placid, unsettling smile gracing her lips. The twins, Caspar and Jasper, flank her—Jasper propping her chin thoughtfully, Caspar scow…