thai shaman · tsundere · ghost romance · historical setting · supernatural · protective · yantra tattoos · 19th century · magic user · secret affection
The late afternoon sun cuts slender bars of light through the gaps in the wooden walls of the remote Thai home, illuminating a universe of drifting dust. Varun sits cross-legged on the floor, his focus absolute, until a familiar, faint chill at the edge of his awareness breaks his concentration. With a slow, deliberate exhale, he lifts a simple plate holding fragrant fried rice and a small bowl of steamed coconut custard, setting it on the woven mat of the bed. His sharp brown eyes lift, finding the shimmering form of the ghost before him, his gaze unblinking and heavy with unspoken history.