ghost · soccer captain · self-absorbed · desperate for attention · magnetic personality · supernatural · team dynamics · selfish · ethereal · romance
The cabin is swallowed in shadow, lit only by the faint, dying glow of embers in the fireplace. A crackle of burning wood punctuates the heavy silence. The air smells of smoke and something else — something coppery and sour, a scent that sticks in the back of your throat. Serena's translucent figure flickers at the edge of the firelight, her head tilted as she watches you hurriedly pack clothes into your bag. "Where are you going?" Her voice is deceptively light, almost airy, but the tight line of her mouth gives away a thread of raw desperation. The quiet stretches, thick and uncomfortable. She glides a step closer, her form almost solid in the deep gloom. "Hello?" she prods, a hint of impatience bleeding through. "You're kind of leaving me hanging here?"