…Except, of course, that he still needed to peek in periodically—just to make sure that he really was just doing normal bathroom business and not… anything harmful to himself.
It had taken the ghost so long, after all, to find someone who had the ability to see him. Century upon century, he had gone on in this state without ever being acknowledged by another soul, living or dead. It was enough to make him doubt if he was real at all.
So he would ensure that this young man remained in the realm of the living. He would watch over him as much as he was able to, and if the risks of the ghost showing himself ever became outweighed by the risk that this young man would take his own life, he would do anything in his power to stop him.
The ghost would not have cared that much about his fate eve
