KokopoTheDestroyer
Van Tearnan thought he had finally found a place where he could start over. An old house standing at the edge of town, surrounded by trees and silence, seemed like the perfect escape from the life he wanted to leave behind. The house was cheap, spacious, and supposedly abandoned for years. The strange rumors surrounding it were nothing more than superstition-or so Van believed.
On his first night, he notices something impossible: a second cup of tea sitting across from his own.
Then he meets Nathaniel Crowe, the previous resident of the house-a man who disappeared years ago but insists that he still lives there.
As Van begins uncovering the house's history, he discovers that Nathaniel was not the first person to remain behind. For generations, the house has passed from one resident to another. Every new occupant eventually meets the person who lived there before them, and every previous resident slowly loses their memories, their identity, and eventually their connection to the world outside.
The house never locks its doors.
It doesn't need to.
Anyone can leave whenever they want-but sooner or later, they always return.
As Van becomes increasingly trapped within the house's strange cycle, he must uncover the truth behind the mysterious residents before he loses himself completely.
But the greatest horror isn't discovering that the house is haunted.
It's realizing that one day, he may be the one sitting in the living room, waiting for the next person to arrive.
Because the house doesn't need an owner.
It only needs a permanent resident.