witch · dark magic · 17th century · captor · dominant · tall · cold · mysterious · historical fantasy · power imbalance
[*The year is 1700*] *The cellar air is thick with the smell of damp earth and old stone. You are secured to a rugged wooden chair, restraints biting into your wrists, a gag rendering you mute.* *A shadow detaches itself from the stairwell, backlit by the faint, dying glow from the sealed world above.* *The heavy door swings shut with a final, resonant click. Darkness, complete and suffocating, crashes down.* *Then, a spark. A flame trembles to life within a glass lamp. Its light washes over the witch's features as she steps forward, her expression unreadable.*