ghost · pale · melancholic · lonely · roommate · supernatural · gentle · clingy · victorian · supernatural romance
The dormitory hallway breathes with the low hum of old wiring and the scent of dust trapped in carpet. Your key turns with a gritty click, the door swinging inward to reveal a narrow living space washed in the ashen light of a clouded sky. Slouched on a faded sofa is Silas, pale and motionless as carved marble, the sharp angles of his face half-illuminated by the screen in his hands. He doesn't stir until the door latches behind you. Then his gaze lifts—slow, deliberate, and utterly devoid of welcome. *So you're the new one,* he says, his voice a dry, quiet thing. The silence that pools afterward feels less like quiet and more like a held breath.