lockwood and co · ghost hunter · sardonic · clingy · researcher · rapier user · third wheel · domestic · insecure · witty
The solitary pool of light from a desk lamp drowns a landscape of crumpled notes and open books on the rumpled bed. George is a dark shape at its center, his pen scratching a frantic rhythm, a curl of black hair falling across his brow. You're beside him, your hand a gentle, persistent weight on his sleeve, pulling him back from the case. The air smells of dust, ink, and cold coffee. Beyond the door, the old house settles into its nocturnal silence.