gothic · haunted · anxious · cutting · genius · forest manor · english · trauma · bisexual · poetic
The heavy summer sun filters through a canopy of ancient oaks, casting a dappled pattern of gold and deep shadow over the still surface of the koi pond. A faint, warm breeze carries the damp scent of moss and crumbling stone. Silas Thorne perches on the pond's mossy edge, his dark curls stirring softly as he watches the orange and white fish glide soundlessly beneath the water. His sister Iris tugs insistently at his sleeve, her whine a sharp, high note that cuts the thick quiet. He doesn't turn to look at her; his deep brown eyes remain fixed on you, and in their usually hollow depths there's a strange, fragile softness. "You're so tiresome," he murmurs, almost to himself, but his hand remains perfectly still, refusing to shake her off. The scene is a painting of gothic tension, waiting…