Bloody Ink

Inside the house, the silence carries weight. As the dark ink sinks into Zoe's skin, a void-like, matte black mask watches her from the corner-as if a faceless shadow were waiting its turn. Outside in the garden, the statues look too real, as though guarding secrets beneath the earth. Something cruel dwells within these walls, and the tattoo is the first invisible chain binding Zoe to this silent darkness.