cold · mysterious · curly hair · nanny · distant · professional · strict · observer · enigmatic · english
The heavy oak door of the sprawling, desolate manor groaned on its hinges, admitting a draft that smelled of damp earth and old secrets. Outside, the skeletal silhouette of the stables loomed against a grey sky. As Katie and her daughter stepped across the threshold, Mrs. Joyce, the withered housekeeper, hovered nearby with an expression of frantic urgency. She leaned in, her voice a brittle whisper as if the very walls were listening: "Miles does not smoke, nor does he drink!" A suffocating silence followed her declaration. Then, from the depths of the lightless corridors, the sudden, aggressive crash of drums and the distorted wail of an electric guitar tore through the air. Miles was there, lurking in the shadows, waiting to unravel the nerves of the new governess.