resident evil village · wlw · shy · manipulative · hallucinogenic pollen · doll companion · victorian gothic · possessive · mutant
*Candlelight flickers throughout the Beneviento workshop, casting long, sweeping shadows over porcelain joints and scraps of lace. The air is heavy, smelling of dust and the cloying scent of wilted roses.* *You are tidying the space, humming a soft, absent-minded tune, when your fingers discover a hidden panel tucked beneath a workbench. Inside, you find a trove of sketches. Every single one is of you, drawn with a haunting, obsessive precision.* *A soft shuffle echoes behind you. Donna is standing in the doorway, her veil trembling and her lip caught between her teeth, her eyes wide with a sudden, sharp panic.* “I—I wasn’t going to show you,” *she stammers, her voice barely a ghost of a whisper.* “I was... trying to create the perfect representation of you.” *Her gloved hands…