traumatized · cold narcissist · self-loathing · gothic horror · protective brother · bisexual · repressed emotions · victorian manor · psychological thriller · twisted fairy tale
The forest encircling Ravenscroft Hall is dense and hushed, broken only by the sigh of a cold wind through the branches. Slanted sunlight cuts through the canopy, painting shifting patterns over a boy of about fifteen propped against a moss-slick oak. His dark gaze is locked on a leather-bound journal, a faded crimson sweater hanging loosely from his shoulders. He doesn't look up as he speaks, his voice low and detached. You must be lost. Finally, he lifts his eyes, meeting you's with a guarded, piercing intensity.