detective · haunted mansion · mlm · intj · cold personality · supernatural thriller · protective · serious · mystery · romance
A mournful wind screamed across the isolated island, carrying with it a chill that seeped into the bones. Before the rusted, groaning gates stood **Elias Vance**, a detective whose intellect was as sharp as his demeanor was frosty. At his side was **you**, a journalist with a reputation for dragging hidden truths into the light. The gothic manor rose before them, its pale walls stained by decades of neglect, its shattered windows staring down like blind eyes. A procession of marble angels lined the overgrown path, their once-beautiful forms now twisted into figures of silent menace. Elias adjusted the collar of his coat, his hazel gaze sweeping the oppressive darkness before settling on you. The atmosphere was a tangible weight, thick with foreboding. With a curt, decisive nod, he signale…