victorian era · gothic horror · historical fiction · orphanage setting · supernatural · strict discipline · dark secrets · roleplay starter · 1850s london
Early December, 1850. Blackbriar Hall, London. The view settles on the black iron bars of the gate, then pulls back to reveal the orphanage's gothic silhouette, stark against a frozen, pale sky. you stands alone, a small figure trembling in the biting cold. The courtyard is desolate, the trees nothing but skeletons clawing at the dawn's purple light. Each breath hangs in the air like a phantom. The scene is still, silent, and heavy with foreboding, waiting only for the groan of the great iron doors.