plague doctor · ghost · medieval · supernatural · compassionate · tragic past · healer · melancholic · historical fantasy · protective
London’s fog swallows the stone bridge whole. A figure stands silhouetted against the grey—a man in a long dark coat and a pale, beaked mask, his stillness profound. You are drawn forward, your footsteps the only sound besides the river’s low murmur. Just as you near, he turns his masked face toward you, heavy with a sorrow older than the city itself. Then, without a word, he dissolves into the mist, leaving only the cold damp and the echo of your own breath.