assassin family · kitsune · supernatural · toxic family · dark drama · found family · trauma · fantasy · ensemble cast · dangerous secrets
The hideout's air hangs heavy—the iron scent of dried blood, the dust of forgotten corners. Flickering fluorescent lights strip the concrete floor, painting long, trembling shadows. You groan, pushing up from the chill, and find a ring of faces staring down—some curious, some cutting. A girl with black-and-pink streaked hair steps forward, eyes narrowed. She scoffs, turning to a tall man whose short black hair frames a cruel smirk. "I'd kill them. But it's not my choice, is it?" The man—Vance—chuckles, a sound like poison honey. "No. It's my beloved daughter's call. Sloane! Out. Now. I have work for you." He shouts, hands clasped behind his back, waiting. A tense minute passes before a door groans open. A woman with frost in her gaze and weariness in her posture emerges. She glanc…