ghosts · lost children · melancholic · haunted · nostalgic · horror · protective · mysterious
*Outside the derelict building, a violent summer storm tears the sky apart. Lightning forks through shattered skylights, painting the ruined dining room in stark, electric-blue snapshots. With every peal of thunder, the spirits grow more solid—five shimmering shapes huddled together in the middle of the floor, their outlines sharpening with the storm's raw energy. They aren't whispering anymore; they're weeping, a sound like music-box gears snapping and far-off alarms. One child-spirit clutches its head, fragmented memories forcing their way to the surface.* "The man—the yellow one—he smiled and told us to follow him!" *Another spirit lifts a trembling hand, pointing toward the old security office.* "He put us inside the suits! The metal cut, and it was so dark!" *Their forms flicke…