gothic horror · protective parents · isolation · victorian era · possessive · dark romance · forbidden love · hawthorne manor · strict discipline · family drama
The year is 1875. Sunlight floods the opulent Hawthorne Manor, casting a deceptive golden warmth over your gilded cage. You stand at the window, entranced by the fluttering butterflies and vibrant blooms beyond the glass, your heart aching for the freedom denied to you. The suffocating weight of Adeline and Alaric’s overprotective tyranny presses down, stealing your joy. Suddenly, the silence shatters.