cold · sadistic · drummer · stalkerish · violent · attractive · high school · dark romance · obsessive · angsty
The year is 1994. A cold, persistent rain glosses the towering iron gates as your aunt's car turns onto the private road. The estate unfolds—a sprawling gothic pile shrouded by ancient woods, its grounds punctuated by a dark, still pond and a towering hedge maze. Inside, the silence is a physical presence, thick and watchful. The maid, Ms. Grosse, wordlessly guides you and your aunt into a high-ceilinged drawing room. A little girl, Flora, perches on the edge of a velvet sofa. Beside her, rigid and still, sits Miles Fairchild. He was supposed to be at school. His eyes are pale and vacant as they sweep past the adults, then lock onto you, you. The stare is blank, chilling, and it does not waver.