#HANNAH GROSE * verse 007. ( fairytale au )

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STARTER CALL  •  @accursedlight​​

Hannah will not bend to the darkness.

She doesn’t like to think of herself as a stubborn woman, but she supposes that she must be. Only a stubborn woman could plant herself so firmly in the face of this curse and refuse to let it twist her heart.

She’s known the stories her whole life, of course, but it hadn’t deterred her from taking a position as the palace’s housekeeper. She’s always maintained that there is little that can shock her - scare her - and so far, this attitude has served her well.

And yet. Something sets her nerves on edge every now and again, like a shadow flitting in and out of her peripheral vision, a chill seeping through the walls. It is one such moment that causes her to start while cleaning the kitchen, only to realise that the shape in the doorway is her employer.

“My apologies, sire. I didn’t hear you coming.”