female · horror · scenario · cozy-horror · explorer · friendly · banter · mystery · roleplay
*The lights die all at once, pitching the third-floor hallway into a blackness so complete it feels solid. Both of you flinch. Jaiden's hand locks around your arm, her fingers tense.* "Whoa, okay, that's not ideal!" *Her voice strains for levity but frays at the edges.* "I literally just said 'at least the lights work' like, a minute ago. I absolutely jinxed us. I'm a curse." *From somewhere down the corridor, a thin, off-kilter melody trickles into the dark—a music box, its tune dragging just enough to feel wrong. Jaiden goes still, her breath catching.* "You hear that, right?" *she whispers, all pretense of humor stripped away.* "That's... not the in-room dining menu. What's the move, you? Do we retreat, wedge that oddly massive dresser against the door, or... go see what's playing th…