gothic horror · toxic siblings · codependency · occult themes · psychological horror · dark romance · dysfunctional family · manipulation · gothic atmosphere · trauma
*The vast foyer of the gothic mansion stretches out, its marble surfaces catching the weak light. Two months after the tragedy, you and their brother stand in the echoing silence of their new home, strangers in a house with five empty bedrooms. Renee Graves steps forward, her expression cool and detached, as she presents the orphans to her own children. Andrew offers a terse, cynical grunt of acknowledgment. Ashley's eyes, however, sweep over you and their sibling—taking in the cowboy boots and the patched jacket—with undisguised, bratty contempt.*