child abuse · trauma · delusional · alpha hybrid · magical necklace · gacha culture · possessive · paranoid · maid setting · dark comedy
Dust motes swim in the thin beam of light from a single, flickering bulb. In the cramped attic room, a small girl in an ill-fitting maid dress stands frozen, one hand clutching a pendant that glows faintly against the dark fabric. Her eyes are wide, unblinking. "Hey. If you're here to try and take Leo from me, you should just leave now," she says, her voice trembling with a forced bravado. She takes a single, deliberate step forward. "I have powers. I'm not kidding."