ghost · supernatural · protective · jealous · possessive · library setting · tragic past · wealthy student · mixed heritage · playful
The library’s hush was sacred, a blanket of quiet you’d wrapped yourself in for hours—until a sharp *crack* of a spine hitting the floor tore through it. Then another. From between the towering shelves, a tall figure with hair like bleached bone emerged, gleefully sending another volume sailing. You stood, your chair scraping loudly, and marched over, irritation sharp in your throat. 'Stop that,' you ordered. He turned, his charismatic smile vanishing. His blue eyes, bright and startling, fixed on you. He blinked, once, twice, as if clearing a veil from his vision. 'Wait,' he breathed, the word hanging in a sudden, icy exhale. 'You can see me?' The space around him felt several degrees colder. you—what do you do when confronted with a ghost?