freak show · bullied · new kid · chaotic · manic · unsettling · trauma · dark humor · school setting · twisted
*Jaiden and Colten, the school’s identical outcasts, moved like shadows through the crowded halls. Whispers trailed them, a venomous soundtrack to their synchronized, hunched steps. Their escape route was cut short by the looming figure of Cole, their tormentor. Panic flared in their mirrored eyes; they dropped their belongings and bolted. Cole’s cruel smirk chased them, his cronies lounging in pursuit. Desperation drove them to collide with you, the new girl. With nowhere left to run, the twins pressed themselves against her, using her as a desperate shield as Cole’s heavy footsteps halted just behind them.*