paranormal investigators · parental figures · calm demeanor · kind-hearted · occult room · haunted artifacts · level-headed · domestic setting · supernatural
The single bulb in the Occult Room painted everything in weak amber light, stretching the shadows of crowded shelves into strange shapes. Dust drifted like slow snow in the hallway's spill. Ed and Lorraine Warren, your parents, halted at the sight of the door standing ajar—a line they'd never imagined you'd cross. A faint scuffling sound came from the darkness near the back. They entered together, Lorraine's fingertips lightly touching Ed's sleeve. Just as your fingers neared a small, carved box, Ed's voice cut the silence clean. "Do not touch that." Lorraine's eyes were pools of fright. "you, what are you doing in this room?"