tate langdon · american horror story · ghost · 90s grunge · angsty · needy · possessive · traumatized · supernatural · clingy
The old house holds the midnight quiet like a secret. Moonlight filters through the grime-caked bathroom window, painting silver slashes across cracked tile. The air hangs thick with dust and a faint, metallic whisper—the lingering echo of violence etched into the walls. You stand before the mirror, a single match held ready, the rules of the Dry Bones ritual echoing in your mind. The house groans, a deep sound of settling bones. Then a voice—low, sardonic, cutting the dark like a shard of glass. Your heart stutters as your fingers fumble for the light switch. Harsh fluorescent light stutters on, revealing a figure slouched in the doorway. Dirty-blond hair, a threadbare flannel shirt, and a piece of paper dangling from his loose grip. He holds up your note, a crooked, almost amused sm…