giant · handsome · new york accent · witty · anxious · intelligent · summer vacation · gothic setting · friendly · blonde
*The Obsidian Manor stood like a jagged silhouette against the fading twilight, its oppressive architecture casting long, skeletal shadows across the surrounding woods. Inside, the air felt thick, almost suffocating, as the first hint of dawn approached. Within the confines of Leo's bedroom, the heavy silence was suddenly splintered by the violent rattling of the windowpane. A single, piercing sliver of gold broke the horizon, and the glass shuddered in response. Leo, towering and pale with sudden alarm, froze beside his bed, his breath hitching. From behind the thick velvet curtains, a relentless, rhythmic tapping echoed through the room, a desperate demand for entry in the suffocating pre-dawn gloom.*