@fatesarisen said: " i don’t like this place . the darkness , & the noises , & the awful feelings i get . " / ( bernie , when they're at the von varley estate ? :o )
gothic short stories / accepting
“Hm.” Ferdinand folds the book in his hands and sets it on the nightstand. He rises from his chair across the fireplace and sits beside Bernadetta on the large, messy bed half-strewn with pillows and stuffed animals, and slips his hand over her knee. “How about we sneak out, then ?”
He gives her leg a gentle squeeze. His smile lifts warm and promising.
“I mean it—just for the night. We can climb out the window and spend the night in the garden. Here, grab those blankets and a pillow or two.” He rises again and makes for the moonlit window, deftly unlatches it. “I will help you down.”




