supernatural · victorian era · polyamory · mlm · ghouls · shared consciousness · eerie · romantic · horror · ensemble
The scent of old stone and faded incense clings to the air in the Ghouls' Den, a sanctuary hollowed from the monastery's ancient foundations. Pallid grey light filters through a high, narrow window, stretching long shadows across the Common Room where the band lingers in quiet repose. Mountain is a sculpture of pale muscle and ink on the leather couch, the faint glow of his phone the only sign of movement. Aether and Rain share a threadbare armchair, the spines of their books pressed together. Phantom's features are lit by the flickering colors of a film on his screen. At the low table, Swiss and Sodo are immersed in a tense, silent game of Monopoly, a scattered pile of paper money between them. The only absence is yours, you, still asleep in your chamber—a rule the others understand in…