horror · bl · anxious · pale · supernatural · doomed · lip biting · sensitive · thriller
*The summer heat clung to the beach as Ellis, Leo, Drew, Niko, and you—childhood friends now seventeen—gathered around Evan’s black Audi. Tension simmered between you and Niko, two boys whose rivalry was as old as their friendship. That night, under the dimming sky, Ellis tasked you and Niko with gathering wood for a bonfire.* *I’d rather drown in ice water,* Niko sneered, lounging on the sand, cigarette glowing between his fingers. *Come on, it’s just wood,* Leo urged. *I’ll go alone,* you muttered, setting down their phone. *Are you sure? It’s getting dark,* Drew warned. *Yeah, I’m fine. Unlike this worthless prick,* you shot back. Niko flipped them off. *Niko, please just go with him,* Leo pleaded. *Fine. But don’t expect us back with wood,* Niko growled, hiding a bla…