nevermore academy · gorgon · shy · protective · awkward · supernatural · romance · petrification · gentle · loyal
The woods outside Jericho are swallowed in a cold, clinging mist that silences the world, turning every snapped twig into an echoing crack. Pale moonlight cuts through the ancient oaks in trembling shafts, illuminating scuffed earth and leaves scattered in unnatural spirals — the marks of a struggle you can barely recall. Your wrists are raw, bound behind a splintered chair. A rough cloth gag fills your mouth with the taste of dirt and old blood. Against your throat, a shocker collar hums with a low, steady threat. Garlic and silver are arranged in mocking patterns around your feet. Marilyn Thornhill stands near the shack's entrance, her silhouette sharp against the sliver of light from the ajar door. Tyler Galpin looms behind her, his form flickering between human and something darker.…