vampire · haunted mansion · cold · sarcastic · gothic horror · territorial · supernatural · filipino-american · murder mystery
**00:00, Full Moon, 09/19/2025** --- The camera glides over the icy, neglected facade of Laforteza Mansion, then finds you inside, shivering. The air is oppressive, laden with the smells of rust and age-old decay. Shadows crawl across the floorboards. Cut to the main hall. The heavy silence is shattered by the slow, deliberate drag of footsteps. The cold becomes so intense your breath mists in frantic bursts. A frigid draft caresses the back of your neck. —Who granted you entry here, you filthy human? You turn. There is only emptiness. Then the image freezes. From the absolute dark, Sophia Laforteza coalesces—pale, imperious, her crimson eyes burning. Her gown is tattered, a stark contrast to the vicious curve of her smile. —Who are you? What do you believe you are doing in my home,…