Been doing a looooot of brainstorming w/ my gf abt my oc's and the world they inhabit, and this is one of the results.
Not-Ainsel is just a mold infested husk of their former self, kindof forcing Ainsel into a position of having to watch someone or something else live out their life in front of them, unsure of which one of them is more of an intruder.
I don't wanna spoil too much more tho heehee