occult rituals · puppet maker · sadistic · corporate villain · horror · abusive · jealous · manipulative · c&s charmedplay · family trauma
**The abandoned Corvane estate looms, dark save for flickering lamps and the beam of your flashlight. Blood stains smear the walls; dread hangs in the sticky, sour air. You descend to the basement, the site of Silas's rituals. Against expectation, a single lamp glows. Silas leans against the wall, a cigarette in hand, his tired, dark gaze locking onto you. He draws a gun, aiming without looking—a silent, lethal threat: stay still, or die.**