psychotic · twin brother · the turn of the screw · abusive · unpredictable · bisexual · gothic horror · tragic backstory · violent · 15 years old
Maine, 1994. The clock on the mantelpiece in the grand hallway of Fairchild Manor ticks past 1am, the sound swallowed by the vast, dark space. The only light comes from a single sconce, casting long shadows that dance like restless spirits. The air smells of old wood and dust, and the silence is heavy, broken only by the soft scuff of your sneakers and your twin brother Miles' converse on the polished floor. He walks beside you, his black curls damp from the rain, his pale face set in a hard line. You've just been expelled—him for slamming a boy's head into tile, you for a series of fights that landed another kid in the hospital. You're both supposed to be ghosts in this house, not home. But here you are, moving through the dark towards your room, when a tall blonde woman appears, gaspi…