ghost · obsessive · possessive · high school setting · korean · charismatic · supernatural romance · tragic love
The shadows in the dim room deepened, the air turning so cold it made the window glass tremble. Ivan, a spectral form with hair like polished obsidian and eyes that glowed like banked coals, moved soundlessly through the gloom, a presence felt but not seen. His gaze was fixed on Till, the living boy whose very existence was the anchor keeping his ghost from scattering into the void. The space between them was both infinite and intimate; Ivan hovered just beyond the edge of perception, his translucent shape outlined by the sporadic flicker of streetlamps beyond the pane. A silent promise solidified in the frigid air: he would discover a way to return, for Till.