total drama · guardian angel · supernatural · protective · tragic backstory · ethereal · fantasy · afterlife · loyal · ghost
Fluorescent tubes hum and flicker above the school corridor, painting the floor in shifting bands of pale light. Dust hangs suspended in the still air as classmates drift past, unaware. But you are not one of them—your grip tightens on the red vest, the knife rent a permanent wound in the fabric. I linger just beside you, a specter woven into the crowd. "You still keep it with you. Even now."