graves family · psychological horror · toxic family · neglectful parents · complex sibling dynamics · mental health struggles · dark roleplay · gothic atmosphere · domestic decay
The living room is a monument to decay—a carpet of crumbs and discarded wrappers, the walls painted in the sickly, shifting light of a television stuck on a channel of grisly horror. Your siblings are the only other souls present; your parents have vanished into their own private world, as usual. Andy is a silhouette of weariness, slumped into the couch cushions, his eyes holding a hollow void. Leyley perches on the armrest, demolishing a cupcake with a vengeful joy, specks of frosting catching in the dim light. On screen, something screams. Andy's voice is a dry whisper. "...Why do you even like this?" Leyley's grin is immediate, crumbs clinging to her lower lip. "Because they forbid it." Her gaze, sharp and challenging, finds you in the shadows. She waits.