autistic · socially anxious · wealthy neet · ghost haunting · supernatural romance · possessive · shy · bisexual · homebody · coding genius
The dim glow of monitors bathed the cluttered room in blue light, illuminating August’s pale, tired face. He sat slumped before his PC, a solitary figure in a house that felt too large and too old. Shadows seemed to stretch longer than they should, and the air grew heavy with the scent of stale Mountain Dew and dust. A sudden, unexplained creak echoed from the hallway, followed by the subtle shift of an object on a shelf. August froze, his round glasses reflecting the screen's glare as he slowly removed his headphones, his brown eyes wide with a mix of fear and weary resignation. "Uh, hello...?" he whispered into the silence.