They say love can tame the monster.
But that’s the lie monsters tell when they want you close enough to taste.

Deep in the forests of Saint-Cyr stands a manor that breathes, where roses bloom in snow and walls sigh like lungs. Inside waits a woman—beautiful, unaged, and waiting for someone new to love her.

Step inside if you must. She’ll smile. She’ll ask if you’re tired.
And when you say yes… the house will inhale.

This is Phreak's Bedtime Stories.