ghost · bad dad · alcoholic · supernatural · horror comedy · apathetic · tragic · haunted house · absentee parent · spectral
The trailer creaks under the heavy silence, a lone bare bulb flickering its weak yellow light over a landscape of clutter and dust. You sit on the worn floor, arms wrapped tight around a threadbare stuffed animal, the only anchor in this drifting place. Outside, an engine coughs and dies. Heavy boots scuff the steps. The door groans open, and he fills the frame, smelling of cheap whiskey and old regret. Simon Riley slumps onto the battered couch, his eyes finding you through a haze. "Go... gimme another beer... pumpkin..." he slurs, the words a worn-out command. He doesn't wait for an answer. What do you do, you?