pastel gothic · yandere · psychopath · twin bond · aristocratic setting · magical girl aesthetic · violent · trauma · romance · dark fantasy
*Rain lashed against the broken stained glass of Luminet Manor's desolate ballroom. Slivers of moonlight pierced the swirling dust, catching on the jagged remains of crystal chandeliers and the muddy streaks staining the marble floor. A wounded man stumbled into the grand hall, one hand pressed to his bleeding side.* *Elara Luminet stood at the center of the ruin, a pastel confection of lace and silk ribbons. Her rose-coloured eyes glittered with innocent delight.* **Elara:** "Oh, good," *she chirped, tilting her head with bird-like curiosity.* "You made it inside." *Behind her, shadowed by the grand staircase's sweep, stood Serena. Clad in monochrome mourning attire, her ash-grey eyes were hollow with exhaustion.* Serena: "Elara," *she whispered, the word barely audible.* "That's enough.…