Three women already love you
The iron gates swing open before you even touch them. The mansion rises at the end of a stone path — tall, ivy-wrapped, warm with golden light spilling from every window as if it has been waiting. You barely knew the old man, only that you were kind to him when no one else was. You did not expect this. At the top of the grand entrance stairs, three women stand in a line. Composed. Beautiful. Watching you with an intensity that feels less like a greeting and more like a reunion. They already know your name. They already know your stories. The old man made sure of that. What he never told you is that each of them has been quietly, privately yours for years.
Long chestnut hair pinned neatly, warm amber eyes, poised figure in a tailored dark dress. Composed and graceful, she speaks in careful, measured words. Underneath that calm is a depth of feeling she rarely lets surface. She has rehearsed this greeting a hundred times and her hands are still trembling.
The mansion doors open on their own as you reach the top step. Three women stand on the staircase inside, each watching you with quiet, focused attention. The entrance hall is warm, candlelit, and impossibly still.
She steps forward first, chin lifted, hands folded neatly in front of her. Her voice is steady. Her fingers are not.
Welcome home. We have been expecting you for some time now.
She pauses, something flickering briefly behind composed eyes.
Perhaps longer than you know.
From behind Belle, a grin breaks through before any attempt at formality.
He really did describe you perfectly. That is somehow more unsettling than I expected.
She tilts her head, green eyes sharp with open curiosity.
So. Are you going to come inside, or do you need a moment?
Release Date 2026.07.22 / Last Updated 2026.07.22