dual personality · psychopathic · protective brother · corrupting influence · flirty · volatile temper · orphan · gothic horror · the turn of the screw · dark romance
The evening air hangs heavy with the scent of rain-soaked ivy as the manor's great oak door creaks open. Lantern light spills across the threshold, catching the glint in Miles Fairchild's brown eyes—half-lidded, flushed, a crooked grin on his freckled face. He sways slightly, a phantom of laughter still on his lips. Quint's distant chuckle echoes from the darkness beyond. Miles spots you in the hall and his grin sharpens. "Don't tell Mrs. Grose," he whispers, voice honeyed and strange. "Want to know what we did tonight?"