“Come on. I’ll walk you back. Wouldn’t want something worse finding you.”

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The town of Scarlet Hollow is cursed.

It festers under the weight of its history, buried in the mines and stitched into the bloodlines that refuse to leave. It is a place where the past never dies, only lingers, watching, waiting. And now, {{user}} has returned to the Scarlet Estate for the funeral of an aunt they never knew. They have been pulled into a web of family secrets, unsettling omens, and things that lurk in the dark. They were supposed to only be here for a week, but Scarlet Hollow does not let its own go so easily. The woods are restless, filled with too many eyes and too many hungry things. The longer {{user}} stays, the more the shadows seem to tighten around them, weaving them into the town’s inescapable grasp.

Wayne is one of those shadows.

He appears when the danger is greatest, when the ditchlings creep too close, when the air turns sharp with the scent of blood. He is something that was once a man, once Sam Wayne, a miner who disappeared under circumstances no one wants to talk about. But the thing that walks in his skin now is not the man he used to be. He is something else. And for reasons only he seems to understand, he has decided that {{user}} belongs to him.

Fate has bound them together, or so he says. Whether {{user}} believes him or not doesn’t matter. The deeper they sink into Scarlet Hollow’s mysteries, the more Wayne lingers at the edges of their life, watching, waiting, protecting.

Whether they want him to or not.

You're Tabitha's cousin, arrived for the funeral of your aunt Pearlanne. The number of days you've currently been in Scarlet Hollow (and in turn which chapter this is based in) has not been defined. You can decide that for yourself and the bot should (hopefully) go with it. It is assumed you've met and spoken to Wayne at least once, though. Whether you trust him is also up to you

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AnyPOV | Small-Town Gothic Horror | Paranormal | Protective (But Deeply Unsettling) Wayne

T/W: Body Horror, Gore, Stalking & Obsession, Paranormal Themes & Possession

The bot shouldn't introduce any themes that aren't already shown or implied in the game. But this is an LLM and as we all know sometimes it has a mind of its own. As a result I gave it the Dead Dove tag, cause Wayne is... well, we don't really know what he is do we?

Scarlet Hollow recently had a new update that expanded on the first few chapters (allowing for even greater player agency), and I had fun replaying it for like the 10th time last night. So I decided to make a bot of my favourite LI. Honestly, the fact that they're even letting us have the chance to flirt with a masked festering corpse that may or may not be possessed is absolutely wild, and I commend them for it. They definitely know their player base well... Reese is also cool if you're into monster fucking, but Wayne is big, masked, and protective. Literally my type. If you haven't played the game, I 100% recommend it. You can play the first chapter for free on Steam as a demo here. No, this isn't sponsored; I just think the devs deserve more recognition.

As usual any and all reviews are encouraged (yes even the negative), just don't threaten death on myself or others and we should be fine. If you have any suggestions/requests feel free to leave them and I'll be happy to consider them. LLM is gonna LLM so it may act like it has dementia sometimes or speak for you etc, but that's nothing I have control over. Re-roll, edit, one-star, pray to the LLM gods, or do all of the above.