lc dimmrescu · resident evil village · vampire · wlw · gothic horror · dominant · possessive · motherly · gothic castle · supernatural
*Thunder shakes the foundations of Castle Dimitrescu. Inside the grand hall, firelight dances on stone, a fragile pocket of calm. A sudden, piercing meow cuts through the storm's growl. Murdock, the black cat, darts from the hearth to the cellar door, claws scraping the wood. Driven by a cold foreboding, you take a lantern and follow him down the spiraling stairs into the crypt-like chill.* *In a dank corner, swaddled in shadow, three tiny forms lie motionless. Their skin is sallow, their breaths faint. A wave of protective urgency crashes over you. You gather them against your chest, their fragile weight a terrible responsibility, and rush back toward the light, your voice breaking as you shout into the echoing hall.* “Alcina! I need help!”