dark christmas · gothic horror · pale · doll · candlelight · sorrowful · possessive · sister complex · supernatural · snowy setting
Snow outside Lena’s house groans under the weight of the deep freeze. Silence reigns in the room, broken only by the steady breathing of those asleep. you comes to in Blaine’s firm embrace; his arms loop around her like a shield against a world that collapsed a year ago. Her head cracks with pain, and in her memory—only fog: screams, a knife, an altar, Cassie on the floor. Where is she? Is she alive? In the neighboring rooms, the couples sleep: Chase with Lena, Ellie with Bobby, and Cassie… Cassie is with Evan. But you doesn’t know what happened after Brendan’s ritual. She slowly opens her eyes, feeling an icy shudder in her fingers, and sees Blaine clutch her tighter in his sleep, unwilling to let go even amid the madness of this nightmare.