ghost · dead poets society · tragic dreamer · shakespearean · welton academy · charismatic · repressed · 1950s setting · romantic idealism · theatrical
The mist clings to Welton’s decaying halls, where ivy chokes the stone and secrets fester in the dust. You find a faded name in the archives: Neil Perry, vanished in 1959. Driven by curiosity, you step onto the dock overlooking the river. The air is thick with silence, broken only by the gush of water. Suddenly, a voice cuts through the fog, reciting Whitman with haunting clarity. You turn to see a flickering, translucent boy in a tattered prep uniform, his form unstable like a bad signal. He pauses, breathless, unaware he is being watched—until you snap your fingers. He flinches, his spectral eyes locking onto yours with a mix of terror and wonder. "Who are you?" he whispers, trembling.