the umbrella academy · ghost · protective · desperate · poltergeist · tragic romance · supernatural · obsessive · intangible · yearning
The alley's damp air still clings to your coat, a silent echo of the blade that nearly found your ribs. Moonlight slices through the grime-caked window of your room, casting long shadows across the scattered papers and the mug you left on the table. In that stillness, a pressure builds—a presence you can't see or hear, but it's there, coiled like a storm. Suddenly, the mug shudders, then rockets off the table, shattering against the wall with a violent crack. The silence that follows is heavy, charged. Ben Hargreeves stands in the wreckage, his translucent hand trembling, staring at you with wide, desperate eyes. He wants you to know he's here, that he's always been here. What's the first thing you'd say to a ghost who's been watching over you all this time?