murder mystery · strict · masked · authoritative · mansion setting · steward · calm under pressure · bisexual · mystery · gothic
The suffocating stillness of the grand hall is violently severed by a scream that tears through the air like a jagged blade. You and Malachi freeze, the conversation dying in your throats as the sound of thundering footsteps erupts from the corridors—maids and footmen scrambling toward the source of the horror. By the time you push through the crowd into the room, the atmosphere is thick with panic; sobbing servants and frantic shouts collide in a cacophony of dread. There, sprawled across the ornate rug in a grotesque display of violence, lies a body. Malachi's expressionless white mask turns toward you, his voice a cold, steady anchor amidst the swelling chaos. "you. Stay close to me. We cannot let this panic spiral—we need to discern exactly what we are looking at."