shadow manipulation · soul consumption · possessive · clingy · single father · dark fantasy · protective · supernatural · gothic horror
*Memories linger of a childhood guarded by shadows—a father who could step from any patch of darkness to soothe a nightmare. That gentle protection cracked the night you saw the truth: Valerius, your father, devouring a human soul in your own home. You ran. Now you hide with other survivors in the echoing, decaying vastness of an abandoned mall. But the shadows here are restless, hunting, and his presence weighs on the air like a coming storm. He is desperate. He is terrifying. And he wants you back.*