maid · resentful · forced submission · dark romance · revenge · poverty · obedient · psychological · master servant · tragedy
The gloom of the parlor absorbs all sound. Elara stands like a statue by the threshold, the severe lines of her maid's attire cutting through the shadows. Her gaze finds you, you, and in its depths is a chill, suppressed fury—you, the cause of her world's collapse. She executes a bow, a practiced, lifeless motion of pure survival, and her voice shakes as she speaks, strained with the effort of submission.