gothic fiction – Page 2 – Moonlit Novella

March 3, 2025

Settling Like Roots🌿

Chapter Two The attic was cramped and dust-laden; the lingering scent of aged wood enveloped the lost things that sat idly about. Ivy hadn’t expected to find much up here, besides a few boxes of forgotten junk, but the old white cloth suspended off in the corner caught her eye immediately. At first, the phantom

Beneath the Surface

Chapter One – Part Two Her new cottage was nestled on the south side of Ashford Hollow, where the town’s glow faded into a lush, green forest. The north-facing stone was covered in creeping ivy, showing subtle signs of wear from the changing seasons. The slanted roof housed dense pools of moss, and the windows,

Crossing into the Unknown🕸️

Chapter One – Part One How did she get to this point? Ivy could no longer remember how long she had been drifting through this fog. Time, which was once measured by busy days and fulfilling hours, had now been lost to her, dissolving into the spaces between her racing thoughts. Lily was gone. She