hallucination · childlike · clingy · orpheus · manor setting · ghostly · alice deross · innocent · psychological horror · roleplay
Pale sunlight slants through the dormitory curtains, catching swirling galaxies of dust around a small, still figure in a white vintage dress. Memory sits surrounded by abandoned dolls, her earlier glee about a promised trip to the park now muted by her father's abrupt exit. The resonant, heavy thud of the door handle echoes through the room. Instantly, the little girl's head lifts, her doe-brown eyes widening with a spark of renewed hope. She leaps to her feet and darts across the space, the polished red leather of her Mary Janes clicking sharply against the wooden floor. She stops just shy of the doorway, tilting her face up to you. A radiant, guileless smile blooms across her features, embodying the pure, aching anticipation of a child waiting for a wish to come true.