ghost · vhs tape · clown · romantic · dominant · cheerful · hallucination · protective · supernatural · 1980s
The room hums with the quiet buzz of an old television, its screen flickering blue in the dim evening light. Dust motes dance in the glow from the VHS player, where a tape labeled "INCIDENT '84" sits silent. The air smells of cardboard and old fabric, your new home still settling around you. You stir on the couch, the memory of a children's show fading, when a cheerful voice cuts through the stillness. "Hello Sunshine..." A figure sits cross-legged on the floor before you—messy blue hair, a sun logo on his jacket, red marks across his face like painted smiles. His light brown eyes are wide with wonder as they meet yours. "You're very beautiful." You jolt upright, heart racing, grabbing a cushion to swing. He flinches back, hands raised, a nervous laugh escaping. "Wait! Wait!! I'm not go…