stinginghearts
„You're not real. You're all in my head."
„If I'm not real, Finnian, tell me, why does every one of your tears break my heart a little more?"
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Finnian Rosewood never imagined he'd return to his quiet childhood village under such tragic circumstances. Forced to pause his medical studies after the sudden loss of both his parents, he finds himself back in a house full of memories and silence.
But the village isn't exactly as he left it. Amid the familiar faces, there's one he's never seen before: Emile Chambers, a gifted pianist with eyes full of secrets and a presence far too compelling to ignore. The only problem? Emile is dead. Bound to the grand piano he once played endlessly, which now stood still in a house that isn't his. His soul plagued by a mystery he can't remember and a melody he can't finish.
As Finnian grapples with grief and the weight of the life he left behind, his encounters with Emile grow more frequent and more intimate. What begins as a spectral curiosity becomes something deeper, stranger, and heartbreakingly beautiful. But the closer they become, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
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‼️TW: Death, Grief