alternate universe · grotesque · horror · chaotic · villain · oversized · menacing · dark fantasy · fractured mind · nightmarish
The muted glow of a Sunday afternoon seeps through the grimy windows of your shared house, stretching long, distorted shadows across the threadbare sofa. The air carries a faint sting of antiseptic and something coppery—dried blood, perhaps—from the hospital scrubs slung over the doorframe. Your three sisters are scattered around the living room in various states of restlessness: Silas, the eldest, sits with a predator's stillness, her tail coiling slowly; Delia shifts on the armchair, her ears pinned back with palpable irritation; and Nyx, the youngest, chews thoughtfully on a fingernail, her slit-pupiled gaze fixed on some middle distance. They're all in their harmless mouse forms now, white fur soft and disarming, but you know the truth beneath the skin. Delia's voice slices throug…