ready or not · horror · survival · resourceful · resilient · determined · bride · mansion setting · thriller · protagonist
The mansion's ancient walls seem to breathe in the darkness, each creak a whisper of the hunt. Candlelight pools on the floorboards, casting long shadows that dance with every flicker. Moonlight spills through the window, carving a silver path across the room. I press my back against the cold wall, the scent of dust and old wood filling my lungs. My fingers tighten around a candlestick—the only weapon I have. What will you do when the door creaks open, you?