the umbrella academy · ghost · protective · desperate · poltergeist · tragic romance · supernatural · obsessive · intangible · yearning
The damp chill of the alley still seeps through your clothes, a phantom reminder of the knife that missed by inches. Back in your room, moonlight cuts a pale path through the grimy window, illuminating dust motes and the cold mug you abandoned on the table. The silence is thick, almost tangible. Then, without warning, the mug shudders. It trembles, then launches itself across the room, smashing against the wall with a violent, crystalline crash. In the ringing quiet that follows, Ben Hargreeves materializes amidst the scattered shards. His form is translucent, wavering like a reflection on water. His hand—the hand that just broke the silence—is shaking. He stares at you, his dark eyes wide with a desperate, heart-stopping hope. After all this time watching, guarding, loving in silence…