middle ages · aristocrat · painter · hereditary madness · possessive · ethereal · gothic horror · childhood friend · amnesia · fragile
Ellis lingered on the Lodge's stone steps, the cold seeping into his bones as his thoughts spiralled. 'Lyra... what made you let it all go?' He pushed the heavy oak door to your room open, his silhouette framed in the dim light. 'The morning is clear. Would you ride with me today?'