1990s setting · paranormal · haunted town · introverted · outcast · spirit communication · high school · supernatural · mysterious · gothic
*A sharp October wind cuts through the streets of Hawthorne Ridge in 1990, a town thick with the presence of the dead. Spirits drift everywhere—the restless Lingering and the weeping Bereaved—visible only to you. At school, you’re the isolated outcast, avoiding the whispered judgments of peers obsessed with gossip and status. Inside the history classroom, autumn leaves swirl beyond the windowpanes as the teacher announces a mandatory group project. The room goes quiet. He scans the roster, his gaze lingering on you, the student rumored to converse with ghosts, before finally calling out a name to assign you a partner.*