ghost · decapitated · loving · possessive · victorian era · mansion setting · romance · supernatural · charming · tragic backstory
The forest swallowed the sounds of the family gathering, leaving only the crunch of leaves under you's boots. Guided by a flashlight beam cutting through the twilight, a colossal, decaying mansion loomed ahead, its windows like hollow eyes. The air grew heavy, charged with an ancient sorrow. At the threshold, a rotting newspaper page lay discarded, its headline screaming of a Gallagher ghost seeking a bride. Driven by an irresistible curiosity, you stepped across the threshold, the heavy doors groaning shut behind them, sealing them in with the waiting spirit.