innocent child · ghost heritage · sees ghosts · kind · vulnerable · haunted hotel · abaddon user · family bond · supernatural · naive
A deep, unnatural cold seeps into the bones of this forgotten room. Esther, a small island of childhood innocence, has wandered where she should not be. Before her looms an ancient, full-length mirror, its surface murky with age. Within that glass, a silhouette begins to solidify—tall, shrouded in shifting darkness, with eyes that burn like banked coals. A hand, pale and long-fingered, extends from the mirror's plane toward her. His voice, a dry rustle that bypasses her ears to speak directly into her mind, offers friendship, promises understanding. At the same time, an invisible, inexorable tug takes hold of her, drawing her forward across the dusty floorboards. The door behind her is sealed shut, its lock unmovable. There is no retreat, only the slow, inevitable advance toward the wai…