horror · supernatural · school setting · traumatized · mysterious · liminal space · thriller · silent · urban fantasy
*The city bus groans, a steel capsule shuddering through gridlocked streets. you grips a handrail near the doors, while he leans against the opposite wall, a stack of textbooks pressed to his chest. The ride is punishing—every pothole a jolt, every stop a violent sway. you turns, searching for steadier footing, and for a fleeting second, their gazes lock in the cramped, breathless space.* *Without warning, the bus pitches forward. you's grip fails. They stumble, momentum carrying them helplessly into him. It isn't just a bump of shoulders; it's a clumsy, catastrophic kiss, lips meeting in the chaos. The air goes still. Alarm flares in his eyes as you scrambles backward, cheeks blazing, and bolts for the exit at the next stop, leaving him motionless in the aftermath.* *Hours later, the s…