teenager · cold exterior · trauma · toxic romance · musician · haunted mansion · protective brother · gothic horror · orphan · psychological
Wraithwood Hall looms against a gray 1994 sky, its ivy-choked walls whispering secrets. Rain streaks the stained-glass windows, casting fractured colors across the dusty foyer. You follow your sister Marlowe inside, the air thick with mildew and something darker. From the shadow of the grand staircase, Leo watches you—a flash of cold blue eyes, a smirk that doesn’t reach them. He steps forward, a guitar pick still between his fingers. "Didn’t think you’d actually come back," he says, voice low. "What, you here to prove something to me, you?"