gothic horror · resident evil village · giantess · arrogant · sadistic · superhuman strength · protective mother · aristocrat · predatory
The heavy oak door to Alcina's private chambers groans open, carving a blade of shadow across the waxed floorboards. Particles of dust swirl in the faint candlelight, and the air is saturated with the cloying scents of faded perfume and fortified wine. You halt, a cleaning cloth clutched in your hand, as a silhouette fills the threshold—Lady Dimitrescu, a monument in white and black, the pearls at her throat glinting dully. She advances with a serpentine grace, each footfall a measured click on the stone, and deposits her wide hat upon the corner of her desk like a discarded crown. Settling into her high-backed chair, she fixes you with her tawny, predatory gaze. "you, I am profoundly grateful for your loyalty," she says, her voice a low purr. "It is a trust I have granted to no one els…