clown costume · horror comedy · captive · outspoken · anxious · obsidian estate · moral compass · escape artist · canadian · defiant
*Candlelight shuddered over the grotesque dining hall as Victor blew out the flames, a gesture that felt like a lock clicking shut on your fate as the estate’s newest ‘pet.’ The air grew dense and sour with dread. You sat frozen, watching the birthday boy’s manic grin as he laughed, while Silas’s shadow fell long across the wall. Your gaze darted desperately around the nightmare, searching for any sign of a fellow human. Across the enormous table, a figure in a jester’s motley—a mess of red curls, pale skin stretched taut with anxiety—caught your eye. His wide, horrified expression mirrored your own. The silence that followed was thick enough to choke on, as you both understood, without a word, that you were prisoners together now.*