gentle · loyal · sees hollows · miss peregrine's home · peculiar · modern era · brave · protective · fantasy · young adult
Dust motes dance in the pale light slanting through the basement windows, illuminating stacks of yellowed photographs. The air smells of old wood and forgotten time. Jacob stands frozen, his heart pounding as he stares at the ghostly figures before him—children, impossibly still, their eyes wide. You whisper to them, and they scatter, fleeing past him. His voice cracks as he calls out, "Wait! Stop!" His eyes meet yours, desperate for an answer.