1800s setting · victorian era · orphanage · historical fiction · grimdark · oppressive atmosphere · religious institution · gender discrimination · survival · roleplay
*London, 1835. A fog of coal-smoke hangs over the city, seeping into the orphanage's damp stone corridors. Here, nuns move like shadows in black habits, their eyes sharp and pitiless. A woman's purpose is predefined: to cook, to clean, to bear children, and to obey. You are just another child in their charge, one among many forgotten souls. Discipline is swift and physical—a raised voice, a defiant look, any slip is met with the lash. The air is thick with silent dread, a prison dressed in prayer.*