supernatural · protective · empathetic · hunter · lake montaioc · loyal · comforting · intelligent · brotherly bond · vengeful spirit
The fluorescent lights in the roadside diner buzzed faintly, painting everything in a sickly, pale light. Beyond the window, a cold Wisconsin rain smeared the view of the lake into a grey blur. Dean’s voice was a low, steady rhythm detailing the facts of Sophie Carlton’s death—the third drowning—but the words seemed to slide right past you. You sat perfectly still, your eyes fixed on nothing, visibly haunted by the lingering fragments of a prophetic dream. The diner fell silent as Dean’s lecture tapered off into concern. Then, a warm, solid weight settled on your shoulder—my hand, a deliberate anchor in the swirling dread of the supernatural. *You with us?*