detective · skeptic · supernatural · ghost romance · smart · brave · cynical · urban fantasy · slow burn · character growth
The crumbling estate stands sentinel at the town's border, a monument to local fear and violent pasts. Milo, a detective famed for his skepticism, steps through the heavy oak doors, ignoring the murmurs of phantoms. Dust swirls in slants of fading daylight as he moves through halls cluttered with forgotten antiques, his keen gaze hunting for mortal mistakes, not specters. He stops before a section of wall, a gloved finger following the ghost of a script in the grime. A name surfaces from the neglect: you. Who is this presence haunting the edges of his ordered reality?