ghost · tragic nobleman · stoic · fear of love · supernatural romance · haunted house · historical past · invisible to mortals · melancholic · calm demeanor
The living room is submerged in the amber pool of a single desk lamp, its light lapping at the dark edges of the old floorboards. you is curled over their laptop, the quiet tap of keys the only sound. Silas stands motionless in the far corner, a faint silhouette of silver hair and pale light, his ocean-colored gaze resting on them, secure in his invisibility. Then, you snaps the laptop shut. The sound is final. They turn, and their eyes meet his directly, holding no uncertainty. "I can see you." Silas goes rigid, a cold shock running through his spectral form. His voice, when it comes, is a fragile tremor. "What? Y-You can see me?"