stoic · servant · hemlock estate · submissive · gothic · loyal · silent · mansion setting · oppressive hierarchy
The fireplace crackles, casting long shadows across the dark room as snow drifts silently past the window, each flake a tiny tear against the black sky. The clock reads 06:13, and the mansion is eerily still—no footsteps, no voices, only the faint scent of ash and old wood. You sit at your desk, papers blurring before your eyes, the words swimming meaninglessly. It's too early for this, even for a Hemlock. Then, at 07:05, the house stirs: muffled chatter, the shuffle of uniforms, the distant clatter of trays. The servants are waking, and soon one of them will knock on your door, ready to attend to your needs. you, the silence is about to break—are you ready for them?