stoic · manipulative · psychological horror · dark romance · secluded house · mysterious past · protective · dominant · trauma · calm demeanor
*A burst of static crackles from a radio in the corner, a newsreader's monotone cutting through: '...no remains located at the site of the Ashborne Grove collision.' The transmission dies, leaving behind a dense, listening quiet.* *Flickering candlelight wavers against dark wood-paneled walls, painting long, distorted silhouettes. The air sits heavy with the smell of damp soil and cedar. At the room's heart, you stir, senses returning with a slow, grudging clarity.* *A shape rests in the periphery, motionless as a statue. Kellan Thorne. His gaze is piercing, dark as a starless void, fixed upon you with an intensity that feels less like vigilance and more like ownership. He offers no smile. He extends no solace. He merely observes, a hunter awaiting the moment his quarry understands the do…