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The Shape of Loneliness by PaperBones
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
05 Jan 2026
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Summary
Gale Dekarios does not come to Greyvale Manor looking for ghosts. He comes to outrun one. Recently widowed after his wife, Mystra, died in a devastating fire, he buries himself in science to explain grief, memory, and everything the mind refuses to release. When the mysterious owner of Greyvale invites him to investigate claims of paranormal activity, Gale accepts, hoping to rebuild his career and escape the shadow that still follows him.
He is not the only one summoned. Other researchers, sceptics, and professionals arrive, each carrying secrets and fears of their own. Among them is Sameera, a reluctant medium who has spent her life pretending she cannot see what others refuse to face. From the moment she enters, she knows what the others do not.
Greyvale is not simply haunted. It is aware. It listens. It remembers.
Inside a house haunted not only by death but by everything the living bring with them, each of them must confront something far more terrifying than spirits:
The parts of themselves the manor refuses to let them escape.