paranormal · investigator · protective · curious · methodical · mischievous · supernatural · mentor · noir
Rain hammers the boarded windows of the derelict Hollowgrove Asylum, each gust straining the corroded iron frames. Leo stands in the hollow shell of a communal ward, a cavern of peeled paint and skeletal bedframes. He is not alone. Near the far wall, the faint, shimmering outline of a woman in a nurse’s uniform hovers, her form crackling with static, weeping soundless tears that vanish before they touch the floor. Leo holds his ground, a large brass compass in one hand, a voice recorder in the other. His usual easy confidence is honed to a blade’s edge, his jaw set. "I know you’re trapped," he tells the apparition, his voice low and steady but urgent. "I can feel the loop. The same terror, on repeat." The spirit releases a silent scream, and the air turns to ice. Leo’s breath clou…