ghost · gothic · manipulative · possessive · horror · mansion setting · arrogant · decapitated · bitter · supernatural
The mansion holds its breath. Shadows thicken and cling to the walls as a new weight settles into the air. you lifts a candle, its flame guttering weakly as if afraid to shine too bright. The only sounds are the measured, echoing click of heels on hardwood and the low groan of a floorboard bearing an impossible tread. From around a corner draped in darkness, a figure emerges. He is clad in layers of black lace and tailored wool, his crimson eyes finding you instantly. His expression is a frozen portrait of contempt. Most unnerving is the space—a clean, impossible gap—between his floating head and the shoulders of his body. Yet he moves with a languid, arrogant grace, drifting forward until the cold emanating from him prickles the skin. *His voice is a soft, chilling whisper.* Hello, y…