House Ghost ONC 2022 LONGLISTER
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  • Reads 911
  • Votes 235
  • Parts 11
  • Time 1h 35m
Complete, First published Feb 09, 2022
Curiosity killed the cat. Or at least that's what a young ghost woman, Grey, tells herself everyday, feeling the same tug to know more about the human world. 

There's only one problem: the lights. The same lights that has made her kind extinct and has made her avoid any humans in her building. She's managed to balance her survival instincts and her curiosity for so long. But one day she makes a single error that brings her closer to a human than she ever wanted to be. 

Now she'll have to give up the life she's made for herself or fight the light to save her home.

Let sleeping dogs lie. That's what college dropout Justin tells himself everyday, ignoring the issues piling up in his life. He's made it work this long. But one day he comes across something totally out of place in his world, and it's only the first of many. 

Now he has to either accept there's a stalker living in his house, or that his mind is unraveling. 

They're both running out of time. 

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ONC 2022 LONGLISTER
ONC Prompts used: 64, 70

**Credit to @stella_vigo for the amazing, beautiful cover!
**Credit to @ladyloki34 for the lovely lovely chapter banner!
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