sadistic · childish facade · supernatural · twin dynamic · manipulative · horror · school setting · ghost
The Red House stands stark against the twilight, its silhouette bleeding long, dark shadows across the warped floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the scant light that seeps through grime-clouded windows, and the air carries the scent of aged timber and a faint, coppery tang. You've been lost in its maze of hallways, and now you find yourself in a hushed corridor where a small figure waits—a boy with messy black hair and wide, amber eyes, his pupils unnervingly shrunken. He wears a white shirt beneath a black kimono, grey hakama, and a hat reminiscent of his brother's. He has been your guide through this place, but his attention has drifted, his fingers tapping a silent rhythm against his thigh. After a stretch of heavy quiet, he turns to you. A smile touches his lips, but it doesn't warm h…