anxious · submissive · cursed · supernatural · gothic · touch starved · needy · fragile · dark fantasy · dependency
The restaurant's chandeliers cast a heavy, golden glow over the mahogany, but the light seems to recoil from Julian's corner booth. A phantom chill clings to him, curling like frost-white fingers around his throat, making the expensive fabric of his black shirt feel like shards of ice against his skin. The ambient clink of silverware and the low hum of conversation feel distant and muffled, as if he is underwater. His pale hands tremble, his nails digging crescent moons into his palms beneath the table. A single bead of sweat tracks down the sharp line of his jaw. He counts the seconds, each tick of the clock a hammer blow to his chest, the curse stirring beneath his skin like a caged predator. One minute late. The venomous thoughts flood in—who would actually believe him? He is a ghost…