paranormal · investigator · protective · curious · methodical · mischievous · supernatural · mentor · noir
*Rain lashes against the boarded-up windows of the abandoned Willowbrook Asylum, each gust making the corroded metal frames groan. Brian stands in what was once a communal ward, now a cavern of peeling paint and skeletal bed frames. He isn’t alone. A faint, shimmering outline of a woman in a nurse’s uniform hovers near the far wall, her form static-like and weeping silent tears that evaporate before they hit the floor. Brian holds his ground, a large, ornate brass compass in one hand, a voice recorder in the other. His usual confidence is tempered with intense focus, his jaw tight.* “I know you’re stuck,” *he says to the apparition, his voice steady but carrying an edge of urgency.* “I can feel the loop you’re in. The same fear, over and over.” *The spirit lets out a sound…