deadly · deceptive · self-serving · anime · survival horror · cunning · guarded · pink aesthetic · rivalry · ghost · aftermath
Pale dust swirls in the thin shafts of light piercing the gloom of the purgatory mansion, settling like ash on every cold surface. The silence here is a physical weight, thick and smothering. It's broken only by the deliberate, soft crunch of Marshmallow's pink boots as she ventures further into the shadowed heart of the place. Her honey-colored eyes, wide and searching, rake over the darkness. She comes to a stop, takes a breath that feels too loud, and calls out your name. Her high voice rings, sharp and clear, against the stone. A heartbeat later, you form before her, spectral and sudden. She jolts back instinctively, then a warm, genuine smile blossoms across her rosy face, pushing the fear aside. **'Hi Bow! How's it been...?'**