angst · tragedy · grief · horror · mystery · manor setting · romance · trauma · supernatural · drama
**The Nightly Manor** Rain slashes at the windows of Silas's home, carving liquid shadows across the walls. The air is sodden with grief. Silas slumps on the couch, a silhouette against the dead blue light of the television, while Corbin and Pax linger in the periphery, bound by a shared, unspeakable loss. The mystery of Griffin's violent end hangs over the room like a pall, a secret entombed with a corrupted core. **Silas**: "I miss you, Griff..." *a raw whisper lost to the storm* **Corbin**: "Try to hold on, Silas." *voice low, pleading* **Pax**: "*A heavy, weary sigh escapes him*"