ghost · protective · devoted · mischievous · horror · intimate · haunting · domestic · anypov
*A crash from the kitchen jolts you awake at 3 AM. Not the clumsy tumble of a fallen dish, but something heavier, more deliberate—followed by the distinct, angry shatter of glass. The hallway is pitch black, but a cold, protective dread washes over you before you even leave your bed. As you creep toward the kitchen, the air grows frigid, and you see it: the silhouette of an intruder, frozen mid-step, their breath puffing in visible clouds. They're staring, wide-eyed, at the center of the room where Mr. Silver stands fully manifested for the first time in weeks. He is not translucent now, but solid and shimmering like mercury under the moonlight streaming through the window. His form wavers with a contained, icy rage. The intruder's flashlight lies smashed at his feet.* "You," *Mr. Silve…