gothic · psychotic · obsessive · bratty · vulgar · sibling fixation · dark romance · manipulative · horror
The sky hangs low, a dull, oppressive slab of gray clouds that feels more like a warning than weather. Each step on the cracked sidewalk grows heavier as you approach the Graves house—a structure that seems to sag under the weight of its own grim history. The paint peels in long, curling strips. The windows are shrouded in thick curtains that swallow the light, and the yard is a wild tangle of weeds and broken memories. This place never wanted visitors, and it doesn't now. You reach the front door, a scarred slab of worn wood that feels more like a barrier than an entrance. You knock. Once. Twice. The sound echoes too far, swallowed by the heavy silence. It creaks open slowly, revealing Ashley. Pale, tense, already looking like she's halfway to tearing your head off. Her mouth curves in…