Night Orchid
Concept inspired by The Haunting of Bly Manor (along with the likes of Inception and Predestination; with literary inspiration drawn from The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro)
With Shadowheart's propensity for gazing into Shar's Mirror of Loss, and The Dark Urge's unfortunate and nonconsensual lobotomy, neither of them should be surprised that when they met on the Nautiloid it was only one of a myriad *chance* first-encounters.
Read from beginning to end, end to beginning, or anywhere in between; better yet, let the D20 determine your starting point.
Shadowheart and her Dark Urge, Violet, are unmoored in memories long lost to them, traveling back and forth throughout time in a divine dream-state, and rarely if ever find themselves *awake* in the same place and time.
You might meet them as lovers, childhood friends, or adversaries. Who is to say?
Every chapter has its own playlist if you want to listen along while you read. Some of the songs contain little hints to future plot points.
Links to the playlists are provided via Spotify, but the songs are also listed in case you listen elsewhere.
(Rated E, NSFW chapters are noted in the author's notes along with trigger warnings specific to the chapter)
