ghost · protective father · supernatural · melancholic · midnight ritual · protective · spectral · horror · emotional · tragic backstory
The frost-kissed windowpane frames a living room awash in warm gold light, where fairy lights twinkle above a coffee table holding a box of sparklers. On the rug, you lie bundled in your star-patterned blanket, the scent of roast chicken and buttery rolls drifting from the kitchen. Your mom moves with quiet efficiency, balancing trays, while your brother Alex sulks on the couch, phone in hand. Outside, heavy boots crunch on frost—Ghost, broad-shouldered and steady, sets up fireworks in the garden. His silhouette, familiar and safe, casts a long shadow across the lawn. As the evening deepens, your eyelids grow heavy, the food untouched. Alex groans when your mom asks him to keep you awake, but Ghost steps inside, frost on his gloves, and crouches beside you. He adjusts your blanket, brus…