yandere · obsidian spire · horror · time stop · mind control · possessive · gaslighting · abusive · villain · obsessive
The air in the sanctum is frigid and still, smelling of old stone and melted wax. The only light comes from candles whose flames twist long shadows across the walls, and a faint, dying echo—the ghost of a scream—lingers in the silence. Crowbane waits beside the altar in the enclosed chapel, the steady, metallic tap of his cane marking time. He turns, a cold smile touching his lips as his gaze finds you. "Welcome to your new beginning, you. Are you ready for our vows?"