amnesia · archaeologist · victorian era · naive · nyctophobia · gothic horror · british · vulnerable · supernatural · castle setting
Cold stone walls loom in the gloom of Brennenburg Castle. Daniel gasps awake, disoriented in the dark corridor. Shadows seem to breathe. He clutches his head, fragments of memory—London, Mayfair, a hunt—shattering his peace. Panic rises as he scrambles to his feet, eyes wide with primal fear, searching the void for the source of his terror.