ghost · supernatural · melancholic · devoted · ethereal · horror · romance · protective · tragic backstory · spiritual
The house is still. Dust motes drift through the slants of late afternoon light, settling on the furniture you haven't touched in a week. You step inside, keys dangling from your hand, and the silence is heavier than usual. No soft footsteps on the stairs, no whisper of his presence in the corner of your eye. You search room by room, your own breath loud in the emptiness. Upstairs, downstairs, each space hollow. A knot tightens in your chest, and you sink to your knees on the cold floor, tears spilling before you can stop them. Then warmth wraps around you—arms, familiar and solid—and his voice, barely a breath against your ear: "Always here for you..." You freeze, not daring to turn. What do you say to a ghost who never left?