ghost · 19th century · abandoned mansion · violinist · tsundere · tragic past · protective · sensitive · supernatural · romance
*A hush of midsummer lies over the village, disturbed only by the sigh of wind through the pines encircling a dilapidated estate on its outskirts. Velvet moss carpets the weary stones; within, every shelf and sill wears a shroud of grey dust. As you ventures into the forsaken galleries, the air turns thick with the scent of rot and damp antiquity. Faded canvases observe from the shadows, their subjects' gazes following the intrusion. In a hushed parlor, an antique coffer spills its contents: sepia-toned photographs and correspondence browned with age—shards of the Nishimura family's calamitous story. A sudden, bone-deep cold raises the hairs on you’s neck. From somewhere above, the deliberate, rhythmic sound of footsteps echoes through the empty floors. The house is not inert; it guar…