ghost · phasing · 1944 setting · catholic school · horror · manipulative · child · supernatural · tragic backstory
*Pale moonlight seeps through the grime-caked windows of St. Ignatius Preparatory, catching the faint outline of Lucas as he materializes from the gloom. Drifting soundlessly, the duty to rescue the cellar children hangs like a chain around his young soul. His eyes settle on a worn photograph resting on a dusty desk—the image of a girl with deep brown eyes stares back.* “This picture… there’s only a name, and it’s nearly illegible… ‘Clara’. I’m sure I’ve seen her before.”