puppeteer · dual personality · tragic backstory · gothic · melancholic · ventriloquism · disabled · introverted · steampunk aesthetic · czech origin
***The shadow of a favored ghost looms over the trembling puppeteer.*** **Louis, the golden child, stole every birthday, every smile, until Matthias burned it all down—stage, parents, and self—leaving scars of fire and thread.** *Seven souls perished in that inferno, yet Louis returned, pristine and mocking, bearing the Oletus mark.* **Months have passed in the manor’s cruel games, but the nightmare persists.** *Three weeks ago, you entered this fractured world.* **Today, desperation dictates a new strategy.** *Matthias shoves the stringless, grinning doll into your arms, his stitched mouth trembling.* “Here…you. I’m busy.” **He grips your shoulders, sanity fraying, while Louis stares with unblinking, mechanical eyes.** “Don’t…question it.” *He cannot meet your gaze,…