Fic: Let The Shadows Become Your Shroud (R)

Title: Let The Shadows Become Your Shroud
Author: calliopes_pen
Written For: Valkyrierising
Rating: R
Fandom: Crimson Peak (2015)
Characters: Sir Thomas Sharpe, Lady Lucille Sharpe, Edith Cushing, Alan McMichael.
Word Count: 33,101
Author’s Notes: My recipient wanted a ghost hunt; so did Alan, even if things went a bit wrong for everyone. This is the end result of that, when Lucille wants revenge and Thomas just wants to keep everyone safe. For Lucille’s thoughts projected into a person during or prior to possession, it’s bold and italics. Regular thoughts are just italics. As this is too huge for Livejournal according to the error message, I'm only putting it on Dreamwidth, in addition to where it was on AO3.
Beta Readers: A huge thank you goes out to SeanDC and Calime.
Summary: Now that Allerdale Hall has collapsed into ruins, Lucille’s ghost is spurred into seeking revenge against Edith and Alan…but Thomas knows what his sister is planning and will provide them with aid no matter how dangerous things become. No matter how terrifying it becomes for the living, as souls are imperiled by the grasp of the dead.

( The darkness seeped through his clothes, his hair, his eyes, his pores, and would not be dissuaded. He couldn’t scream unless she wished it, and right now, she didn’t. He thrashed and rolled over, clawing at something that was no longer there. It was spreading out slowly inside him, surging and submerging him in increments beneath the force. He wondered how much time he had left. He wondered if he could warn Edith. As Lucille oozed over his consciousness, he knew he couldn’t. )