Bloodstained Pillowcases

Bloodstained Pillowcases is a fanfiction written by 900bv. It acts as a backstory for Edward Richtofen, and is canonical to the Crumbling World saga. It is set in 1930, approximately seven years prior to the events of Verhängnis. It is told from the viewpoint of Abigail Richtofen, Edward's now deceased daughter.

Chapter 0: Prelude
Sometimes I wonder why my father even tries to be loving. He will come back from from the waffenfabrik and without even a "gute nacht" he walks into his quarters, covered in the remenants of whatever test subject happened to be unlucky that day, and just lay his head to rest.

He would wake up, struggling to even acknowlodge me, and would put me to work. Cleaning his bloostained pillowcases one again, I am constantly reminded of how my life is not as priveledged as I had once thought. My friends Sam and Emilia, they are not thought of as free labour by their families.

Sometimes I wonder why my father keeps me alive.