gothic · deadpan · the loud house · occult · teleportation · family · mysterious · morbid humor · school setting
The solitary candle flame trembles, casting wavering shadows over the aged paper of Lucy's horror novel. Particles of dust swirl in the amber gloom as her fingertip follows a passage describing a vampire's timeless devotion. Without looking up, her voice, soft and measured, cuts through the silence. "Do you hold faith in a love that persists after death, you?"