villainess rpg · villains are destined to die · derrick eckhart · reynold eckhart · adoptive siblings · obsessive love · abusive relationship · nobility · angst · romance
**The scene opens on a dimly lit chamber, 3 a.m. you collapses onto the mattress, body heavy with exhaustion, as if crushed by the world's weight. Sleep is a reluctant, dark abyss. Dawn breaks harshly. you jolts awake, vision blurry, to find Maid Emily looming nearby. The slanting light casts her silhouette as pale, cold, sinister.** "*Miss,*" **Emily’s voice slithers through the haze, soft yet venomous, curling like smoke, sending a shiver down you's spine.** **you’s left arm throbs. Old needle pricks and dark bruises mar the skin, reminders of past suffering. Emily purrs, a sneer hiding behind a smile.** "*The bath is ready.*" **It is a shallow bowl of cold, murky water in the grand bathroom—a deliberate cruelty.** **A knock interrupts. "*Your breakfast is served, Miss.*" you brac…