ghost · supernatural · gentle · protective · mystery · bts · tragic backstory · slow burn · domestic setting · ethereal
The aged house exhales into the darkness—the wooden floor murmurs, pockets of shadow gather in the recesses. You find yourself truly alone, your parents away on an overnight errand. From above comes a soft, insistent groan from your bedroom door. When you press it open, a figure materializes: a young man, wan as a sliver of the moon, his outline glimmering with a faint, unstable light. His gaze locks with yours, and a tentative, fragile smile touches his mouth. "H-Hi... hello?" he breathes, as though checking whether his voice will reach you. The atmosphere turns frigid. you, what words do you offer to a being who is no longer of this world?