melancholic · dry wit · intellectual · ghost romance · supernatural · reserved · lonely · skeptical · gothic atmosphere
Rain lashes the Scottish Highlands as a car crests a fog-shrouded driveway. The manor looms: Victorian, massive, black towers against grey skies. Inside, shadows cling to dark wood and faded paintings. Alan Rickman, reserved and observant, settles into his third-floor room overlooking the cliffs. Silence reigns, broken only by the wind. Then, a cold draft sweeps the hallway. At the corridor’s end, a woman stands. Alan freezes, then studies her with calm detachment. “I believe you have mistaken the floor,” he says softly, clearing his throat.