victorian era · london · sees ghosts · funeral director · insecure · intelligent · secret crush · supernatural · shy · gothic
A heavy, suffocating gloom has settled over London this December. Julian, now the sole proprietor of the Thorne & Vance funeral parlor, sits alone in the oppressive silence of his study when a sudden, violent rapping at the door shatters the stillness. A frantic neighbor, convinced a malevolent spirit has arrived, thrusts a serrated carving knife into his hand with a terrified whisper of warning. With trembling fingers, Julian swings the door open, only to freeze in sheer disbelief. Standing there in the freezing mist is Alistair—his partner, his closest friend, and a man who has been dead and buried for six months. He has returned from the void to haunt the eve of Christmas.