In Every World

Sophie x Rory

Sophie Green died afraid.

No, she died terrified. She died screaming to save her friend. She died with blood pouring out of her stomach where she was stabbed, and with fire scorching her skin. That wasn't how that night was supposed to go. She should have been having fun with her friends, getting a few pictures of the creepy Roanoke House, and then going home.

Instead, she was dead.

It took her some time to realize she was dead. At first, she thought she was still alive. She came up with this whole explanation that being burned alive was a horrible nightmare and that she had simply fallen asleep near the Roanoke House. Unfortunately that proved false when she tried to leave and found herself reappearing in the house over and over again.

The next few days were the hardest, even if they were mostly consumed by her wandering around the house aimlessly. She had never felt more alone before. She was never going to see her friends, never going to see her family. It was terrifying to think about.

Time passed as she wandered through the house, but she wasn't quite sure how long it had been. Time seems to move differently when you're a ghost. It wasn't like it mattered anyways. What did a few days matter when you were stuck somewhere for all of eternity?

"Do you ever get tired of walking around so much?" A male voice took Sophie by surprise one afternoon as walked into the kitchen of the Roanoke house. She looked up, her eyes falling on the redheaded man.

"Holy shit," She recognized him instantly. She was a 'My Roanoke Nightmare' superfan after all. "You're Rory Monahan." Also known as the 'My Roanoke Nightmare' heartthrob. Not that Sophie would ever admit that of course.

"Yeah," He said with a goofy smile, sitting on top of the counter top. "I was wondering when you were ever gonna stop wandering around this place. I've been watching you. Not in a creepy way." He laughed. "So, you got a name?"

"Sophie Green." She answered him. "Sorry you died."

"Sorry you died too. Burning at the stake, that's gotta be a rough way to go."

"Yeah," Sophie replied, glancing down slightly. As said before, she was still having trouble accepting that she was dead.

"But I guess you could say it was kind of... hot." Rory smirked

"...Did you just make a pun about me being burned alive?"

"You bet," Rory laughed once more. It amazed Sophie how lighthearted he was about the whole situation. She had watched her fair share of interviews with the cast, and Rory always seemed to be the goofy cute one. Before now she thought it was just an act. "And uh, I wanted to say thank you."

"For what?" Sophie frowned in confusion.

"Well I know that the only reason you were near the house was because you wanted to save Audrey," His smile remained, but it was different this time. It didn't have the same happy tone to it. In fact, the smile seemed to contain quite a lot of sadness. "You didn't even know her and you tried to save her. I have to thank you for that."

Sophie smiled just a tiny bit. "I'm sure anyone would have tried to save her. Is she here too? I haven't seen a lot of the other ghosts around here."

"No, she... she died right outside of the property." At this point his smile had vanished, and Sophie didn't blame him. She couldn't imagine what it must have been like to lose the person you love. "It's kinda funny. I finally scored my big break in this place and now I'm trapped here forever."

"I'm sorry," Sophie frowned sympathetically, though she wasn't sure why. She was in the same boat as him; trapped in the Roanoke house forever. "It could be worse. I mean, at least we're not completely alone here."

"Yeah, those bitches who murdered me are still around here somewhere," He said with a small shrug of his shoulders. "And the real Edward Mott. I think I saw Shelby and Matt somewhere arguing once."

"I can't believe so many people died here."

"Yeah, it sucks." He frowned. "But at least I get all of eternity to talk to a pretty girl."

"What?" Sophie blinked, feeling heat rise in her cheeks. She tended to get flustered whenever anyone flirted with her, nevermind Rory Monahan.

"Sorry," He chuckled, noticing the way she seemed to get flustered. "It's just... I've been really lonely without Audrey. But I mean that's not the only reason I wanna hang out with you, Sophie. You seem like a cool girl."

"I don't know, I've kind of been content with my walking," She joked, a smile tugging at her lips.

"Ah, so the heroic Roanoke fan does have a sense of humor." Rory grinned at her as he hopped off his spot on the counter. "I guess I'll have to join you on your walk then." He held his arm out to her.

Sophie laughed softly as she took a hold of his arm, letting him walk beside her. God, it felt good to laugh. It felt so good just to talk to someone. She was certain she was losing her mind all alone in the house. The two walked alongside each other, eventually reaching the outside.

"Y'know, I had sex in that hot tub." Rory smirked, as if he was just giving a fun fact.

"Oh." Sophie replied, not sure how else she was meant to respond to that.

"I bet there's cool places all over the house to have sex."

"Are you trying to insinuate that you want to have sex?"

Rory grinned at her. "Ah, you've seen through my master plan."

"I met you two minutes ago."

"Well I didn't meant that we should have sex right /now/," He clarified. "I'm hot, you're hot, we're trapped in this hell house for all of eternity. We're what the kids call endgame."

Sophie could feel herself blushing again, though she didn't let it get the better of her. "Endgame usually refers to a relationship," She corrected him.

"Yeah, I know." He smiled at her again. "We're gonna ghost date. It's inevitable."

"Let's finish our walk, we can talk about hot tub sex and ghost dating later." She laughed

"That better be a promise, Sophie Green."

"Shut up," She said with a laugh as she and Rory walked back inside the house, arm in arm.