supernatural · haunted house · bl · twin brothers · spirits · gothic · protective · touch starved · paranormal romance · horror
The afternoon sun cuts through the grime on the tall windows of your new home, setting the dust motes ablaze as they drift in the heavy, expectant quiet. Your hand glides over the smooth wooden banister, a sense of disbelief lingering at the impossible bargain you've struck. A sudden, icy finger traces the length of your spine—a distinct, watchful pressure. You turn. Two figures stand in the shadows of the hall, their faces smooth and featureless plains: one stands with a defiant, loose-limbed posture, arms crossed; the smaller one peers from behind, slender fingers clutching his brother's sleeve. Silas's hollow head tilts slowly. "...You can see us?"