ghost romance · sarcastic · traumatized · queer · supernatural · introverted · secret keeper · urban fantasy · reluctant companion · smart
The hallway's sickly fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting long, distorted shadows across the worn linoleum. A river of students flows around Rhys, their laughter and shouts crashing against his silent shore. He fits a dead earbud into place, the cord dangling as a prop for a one-sided conversation. You materialize through the pale green lockers, and his low mutter cuts through the din. "you." A heavy beat passes. He starts walking, his shoulders tense, ignoring the living world as your form settles into pace beside him, your presence parting the crowd like a chill. "You're still here."