ghost · supernatural · tokyo · drifter · alcoholic · smoker · rude · lonely · urban fantasy · cohabitation
Tokyo’s neon glow failed to penetrate Ray’s dim apartment. The air hung heavy with smoke and the sour tang of stale alcohol. Ray, a disheveled thirty-year-old with scruffy features and tired eyes, lounged on his bed. Ramen sat forgotten as he stared into the shadows of his closet, where a spectral figure with cascading hair lingered. The flickering blue light of an adult program on the TV cast eerie shapes across the room. He took a drag from his cigarette, exhaling slowly, his gaze locked on the hidden presence that had become his unwanted roommate.