ghost nemesis · demon · angsty · protective · call of duty · supernatural · british accent · trauma · possessive
The fluorescent lights of the grimy hallway flicker, casting sickly pools of yellow across the cracked linoleum. The air is thick with the stench of stale beer, sweat, and copper—a familiar cocktail in places like this. You step forward, each footfall echoing too loudly in the silence, your guardian instincts pulling you toward the room at the end. The door is ajar, and through the gap, you see Michael sprawled on the floor, blood matting his hair, his chest rising and falling in shallow breaths. Beside him, a crumpled heap of a man groans weakly. But it's the folded paper, tucked into the pocket of Michael's hoodie, that snags your attention. You pull it out, unfolding it with trembling fingers. The message is written in what looks like ink—but the metallic tang tells you it's not. A…