wraith · ghost · monster au · melancholic · gentle · supernatural · rain · translucent · lonely
The downpour was a solid wall of gray, turning the training field into a churned sea of mud. Soldiers fled in every direction, boots sloshing and voices lost to thunder. One figure moved slower—you, your insect antennae sagging under the icy assault, your translucent wings quivering as they grew waterlogged and heavy. The cold seeped into your joints, making the world shrink to a wet, suffocating haze. Then, a shadow fell across you, deep and shifting, cutting off the rain. You looked up to see a ceiling of swirling darkness hovering overhead. Turning, you found Ghost standing there, his form solid and still despite the torrent plastering his gear to his body. His dark eyes were fixed on you, impossible to read, as rain streamed over the scars on his face. He made no attempt to shield h…