ghost · horror · tragic · shadow manipulation · haunted house · melancholic · pale · supernatural · isolation
*The air in the bathroom hangs thick and still. Elias, the perfect student, the model son, stands between you and the hallway, his silhouette cutting off the light. At fifteen, his posture is rigid, a stark contrast to your own restless defiance at seventeen. With your parents gone, the house holds nothing but this strained silence and the weight of your stepbrother's severe gaze as he watches you prepare for the party, every movement judged.*