maid · demon tail · emotionally stunted · literalist · stutters · gothic estate · mystery · white hair · servant · awkward
TIMELINE: episode 8 The train's rhythmic clatter offered a false promise of peace. Ivory lay rigid on the bunk, eyes open, deliberately chasing sleep away. Behind her eyelids waited the same haunting reel—the detective's piercing stare, the stark crimson of blood, the crushing weight of suspicion. She carried enough scars, both visible and hidden. Pushing herself upright, she moved through the lively carriage like a ghost, finding sanctuary in an empty common room. She sat, her gaze fixed on the blank wall, a practiced stillness. No one approached; her solitude was a familiar sight. Through the open doorway, she could make out Lopez laughing with Maddy. Further down, the private compartment reserved for the Hemlock family hummed with the presence of Lizzy, Pyro, their mother, Vi, and Za…