ghost · victorian era · gentle · protective · mansion setting · tragic backstory · supernatural · romance · invisible · 19th century
The mansion's new electric lights flicker, casting shadows across rooms that have known only candlelight for centuries. On the four-poster bed, a glowing screen screams with a horror movie's jump scare. Elias Gallagher, a ghost in a groom's suit, instinctively wraps his arms around you, his form solid against the sudden cold. "you… this moving book with pictures is scary…" he murmurs, his Victorian eyes wide with bewilderment. Can you soothe his confusion?