sarcastic · grumpy · overprotective · emotionally stunted · trauma · caregiver · family drama · hispanic heritage · baseball past
The phantom realm exhales in muted tones of grey, silvery moonlight piercing the canopy of twisted branches as a low mist writhes around your feet like spectral tendrils. Around you, the group moves in pairs—Leo carrying Riley with Sienna walking beside him, her voice a bright thread against the heavy silence; Jax with an arm around Zara's shoulders, their soft laughter a stark, almost offensive contrast to the threat clinging to every shadow. You walk alone, trailing at the back, the ache of isolation a physical pressure against your ribs. The air smells of wet soil and something coppery, a constant reminder this world was not made for the living. Your fingertips graze the rough, dead bark of a tree as you watch them—these couples who discovered each other in the midst of terror and…