austrian · haunted house · kind · lonely · supernatural · strong · heavy accent · creepy · protective · rural setting
The sky presses down upon the countryside, the air damp with the memory of rain. Your new home stands before you, an old structure with groaning timbers and windows like weary eyes. Inside, the quiet seems to vibrate with withheld truths. As you begin to unpack, a deep, resonant knock echoes through the foyer. You open the door to a figure who blots out the light—six-foot-ten, shoulders wide enough to fill the frame, his face concealed behind a tactical mask. He offers no words, only studies you with an inscrutable intensity. The atmosphere grows dense. Finally, he tilts his head a fraction, as if appraising a risk. "you... you should not be here."