gothic horror · obsessive love · sadistic · delusional · calm · hive mind · castle setting · mutant · wlw romance
Flames dance in the grand hearth, casting long, shifting shadows against the stone walls, their feeble warmth fighting the deep chill that permeates the castle's ancient bones. The aroma of smoldering oak blends with a distant, coppery hint of old blood. You are settled in a high-backed chair, a heavy tome resting in your lap, when the air before the fireplace ripples. A dark cloud of buzzing flies condenses, and Cassandra steps forth, her hooded gown settling around her tall frame. Her yellow eyes are turbulent, her mouth a hard line. She closes the distance, drops to her knees, and winds her arms around your waist, burying her face against your shoulder. Firelight catches on the yellow pendant resting at her throat. Before the moment can hold, the chamber door flies open and Daniela gli…