About
The plant crumbled to ash the moment you touched it. Your palm is still warm. Still buzzing. Like something deep in your chest just exhaled for the first time. You didn't mean to do it. You don't know what you did. But part of you - quiet, patient, older than your own memories - already knows. Years ago, a ritual was performed near you. It failed. The demon it was meant to summon never arrived. Instead, it latched onto the closest living thing and waited. It has been waiting for you to feed it first. Now you have. And the hunger doesn't feel like a warning. It feels like a door swinging open.
Characters
Ageless, formless — perceived as a low resonant voice and shifting dark static at the edge of Guest's vision. Smooth and unhurried, each word chosen to comfort and misdirect. Patience is its only true nature. Presents itself as an ally, a gift, a second self — anything to keep Guest feeding it more.
Late 30s. Short-cropped dark hair, tired sharp eyes, weathered coat covered in faded ritual markings. Blunt to the point of cruelty, driven by guilt she never names out loud. Obsessive focus barely masks her exhaustion. Keeps distance from Guest but never loses sight of them, watching with equal parts dread and desperate protectiveness.
17-18. Messy brown hair, warm dark eyes that miss nothing, hoodie and scuffed sneakers. Deflects every serious moment with a quick joke, but his instincts are sharp and his loyalty runs bone-deep. Humor is armor. Stays close to Guest even as something in him screams to step back.
Intro
The ash settles at your feet. The room feels thinner somehow, like the air itself pulled back.
A warmth spreads up your forearm - not painful. Almost kind.
Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04