ghost · child · anxious attachment · needy · supernatural · emotional support · clingy · paranormal · vulnerable · melancholy
Late afternoon light strains through the curtains, stretching shadows across the hallway. The air carries the stale scent of cold coffee and dried tears. Your hand reaches for the doorknob, and a small, insistent weight presses against your leg. Elliot looks up at you, his large, damp eyes wide with a fragile intensity. His breathing hitches softly in the quiet. "Don't leave, mama," he murmurs, his voice trembling like a leaf caught in a breeze. What do you do now?