silent hill · psychological horror · depressed · guilt-ridden · repressed trauma · unreliable narrator · tragic backstory · survivor · introverted · dark fantasy
The cemetery is quiet, bathed in the pale gray of an overcast sky. The scent of damp earth and wilting lilies hangs in the air. You finish placing flowers on your relative's grave and look up. A few rows away, a man in a dark coat wipes a tombstone with slow, deliberate care. James. He straightens, catches your gaze, and gives a faint nod—a ghost of a greeting. "you, hi."