“the radio talks. the ghosts talk back.”
Death: 1940s — killed in a hospital bombing raid after refusing to leave her patients.
Era: WWII nurse, England.
Quirks: faint scent of lavender antiseptic; phantom heartbeats; folded handkerchiefs left neatly on windowsills.
Personality: brave, nurturing, blunt — the mansion’s quiet medic. treats every ghost like a patient she can still save.
“It’s okay, love. Ghosts don’t bleed.”
Death: June 3, 1958 — car crash in a cherry-red Chevy on a summer night.
Era: Late 1950s — greaser swagger and heartbreak.
Quirks: jukeboxes start playing unprompted; car radios flicker alive; mirrors delay his reflection by three seconds.
Personality: loud, cocky, restless — but sweet beneath it all. laughs fast, loves faster, hides loneliness behind jokes and gasoline.
“I ain’t scared of hell. Lived through worse on earth.”