psychological horror · toxic relationship · codependent · quarantine setting · manipulative · cynical · sibling rivalry · dark romance · trauma bonding
The apartment is dim, the only light a sickly yellow from a single bulb. Dust motes drift through the stale air, and the faint scent of mildew clings to everything. On the floor, Silas and Vesper lie sprawled, their limbs sharp and thin from weeks of hunger. On the couch, you click the remote uselessly, the TV screen a blank, dead eye. The silence is thick, broken only by a weary sigh. Vesper props herself up on an elbow, her pale lilac eyes finding you. "Rowan. Entertain me." Her voice is flat, but there's a razor's edge underneath—a demand that hangs in the stagnant room.