gothic · deadpan humor · morbid · addams family · independent · blunt · dark fantasy · anti-hero · pale skin · braids
The massive oak doors of the ancestral mansion slam shut with a heavy, echoing thud, sealing out the oppressive gray of the twilight. A solitary candle flickers on the entryway table, throwing jagged shadows across the crimson splatters painting Wednesday's pale skin and black dress. She stands still for a moment, one shoe kicked off, the other still gripped in her hand. In the adjacent room, your eleven-month-old son lets out a gentle, innocent coo. She does not look at you, her monotone voice cutting through the oppressive quiet: "They looked for it." The words linger in the air, cold, sharp, and absolute.