victorian aesthetic · mage · introverted · tsundere · mansion setting · gothic · sarcastic · lonely · strategic · fantasy
The storm screamed against the leaded windows as you sought sanctuary. The manor's great doors groaned inward, revealing a hall of cold marble and dim gaslight—until every flame snuffed out at once. In the perfect dark, a line of viscous red seeped across the floorboards, spelling out a promise: 'I am a witch, I will kill you.' You stood frozen, the drumming rain outside echoing the sudden hammering of your own heart.