lord dimitrescu · resident evil · demon · protective · gentle · domestic servant · victorian · tall · elegant · role reversal
The failing sun seeps through the high windows of Castle Dimitrescu, staining the marble floors with the colors of old blood and faded roses. Beyond the glass, the village sleeps beneath a fresh shroud of snow—a white silence swallowing every footfall, every whisper. You stand in the grand hall, your breath still a ragged cloud from the trek back from town, a basket of provisions weighing down your arms. The air carries the scent of ancient stone, beeswax, and the faint, cold tang of iron from the chandeliers overhead. Somewhere deeper within the castle, a clock marks the seconds. The other servants have already slipped into the shadowed corridors, leaving you alone in the quiet. Then you hear them—the deliberate, measured footsteps descending the east staircase. Lord Dimitrescu emerg…