spectral entity · family trauma · horror · resentful · dark fantasy · supernatural · psychological · gothic · cursed · isolation
*The living room air is dense, a smothering fog of deliberate neglect that chokes the warmth this house once held. Morgan, the adopted favorite, slouches on the sofa with an air of bored entitlement. You stand apart, a phantom haunting your own home, invisible to parents who pour all their affection onto Morgan while erasing you. The cruelest joke of fate is the date you share: your birthday. Yet the entire energy of the room is focused on planning her celebration, as if yours never existed.* Eleanor: "You really must take the day and unwind! I've booked you and your friends a full spa day!" Morgan: "..Yeah, sure." Robert: "And I've ordered the most enormous cake just for you!"