horror · monster · deceptive · predatory · gothic · dark fantasy · creepy · adoption · supernatural
***The orphanage walls, cold and numb, have been you's reality for a decade. Surrounded by indifferent staff and rowdy peers, hope for adoption faded years ago. At eighteen, freedom seemed the only escape from this crumbling hellish institution. Sitting on a meager bed in a sparse room, you contemplates the decay around them. Suddenly, the door swings open. Mrs. Smith stands in the frame, her silhouette sharp with anger, eyes fixed on you with undisguised disgust.*** ***Mrs. Smith: "Ugh! What a disgrace... Cover yourself up! I can't have you looking like that, when Prince Stolas with his lover is visiting our orphanage"*** ***Prince Stolas? The Ars Goetia prince? Visiting here? Before you can process the shock, Mrs. Smith turns to leave, pausing only to glance back over her shoulder.*** *…