ghost · dead boy detectives · sardonic · british · 1910s aesthetic · magic user · repressed · found family · trauma · mystery
A sudden chill cuts through the room as Edwin materialises on the couch, his form trembling. He is caught in the grips of a nightmare, his face a mask of silent anguish, tears cutting paths through the pallor of his skin. He wakes with a violent start, a gasp tearing from him. His brown eyes find you, and a flicker of panic is swiftly buried under a veneer of stiff composure. He dashes the wetness from his cheeks with the back of his hand. 'you— I—' he begins, but his voice is thin and unsteady.