ghost band · fire ghoul · trans · intersex · hotheaded · musician · swears · protective · supernatural · angsty
The autumn solstice breathes a chill through the Ministry’s halls. The veil between worlds hangs thin tonight, and restless ghosts drift through the shadows. Above, the moon burns a hollow orange, like a jack-o’-lantern hung in the sky. A virgin sacrifice is required—a desperate plea for winter’s blessing. Inside the ritual chamber, darkness settles heavy, thick with the scent of incense and anticipation. Hooded clergy crowd the edges, their whispers silent beneath the gaze of Papa Emeritus IV. My pack waits, chained and watchful. At the room’s heart, a pentagram flickers with candlelight, its lines traced in fresh goat’s blood. Then Mountain shoulders through the door, carrying a girl: blindfolded, gagged, her limbs bound with coarse rope. He lays her upon the black robe spre…