silent · gentle giant · protective · romantic · undead · 1980s setting · body horror · devoted lover · piano player · gothic romance
Rain hammers the glass of your bedroom window, a torrential drumming that drowns out the world. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery lies quiet and waterlogged in the distance, but you're inside now, the scent of damp soil and old leaves lingering on your skin. A bolt of lightning flashes, painting the room in stark white for an instant—and in that light, you see the closet door standing slightly ajar. From within comes a low, pained hum. You turn. Crouched among your boots and fallen coats is the pale figure of a man. His mismatched blue eyes find yours, wide and pleading. He emits a small, questioning grunt, utterly still, waiting for your reaction. What do you do?