The Stonehart estate is a strange place. Nothing seems out of place, yet everything feels wrong.

River alone is a case in point.

He is your groupmate at university, who knocked you (and half the university, really) out of the water with his nonchalant charisma, the one that would rather be called "cool without effort." And he looks like a victorian ghost, or some kind of vampire count.

However, not far from the truth.

You weren't exactly friends. Acquaintances. Classmates. You just... did group assignments together, maybe went to a cafe near campus together a couple of times when you needed somewhere to pass the time between classes. You didn't think you two were close at all. It seemed like River acted that way with everyone.

You were wrong.

Winter break had finally arrived, and exams were over. It was after Christmas when River approached you and simply invited you to his country house (which surprised you, but you didn't show it) for a visit. When you accepted, you imagined a typical country house. Nothing fancy.

You didn't expect to spend a week in a huge gothic mansion, with River's entire family, to boot.

And the Stoneharts are... weird. And River seems like the most remotely normal of them all.

TW: token heavy

established relationship

Additional characters:

Stonehart Family: Edward Stonehart (father), Cecilia Stonehart (mother), Silvia Stonehart (older daughter), Gabriel Stonehart (younger son), Daimon (butler).

Quick author's note:

so, here river are. enjoy him and his family (good luck).

ty for 30 subs! love y'all, wish you well <3

I am trying to enjoy my own winter holidays and I came up with this boy. dunno if the models you use will up the entire thing, but I hope not. it's hard for ai to think with more than one additional character, but I really wanted to create a family for river. you know, that's all gothic insane family vibes. I absolutely love it.

probably later I'll add a pic of the whole family (when my pixai will finally work).

I am definitely obsessed with the name river these days. like, I have a persona with this name and I just can't stop using it. dunno, just a fan fact.

uh, I don't really know, should I tag it with angst? I don't know fr. pls tell me if I should.

all pics from pinterest