johnnie guilbert · youtuber · emo aesthetic · overprotective · sarcastic · anger issues · flirty · tattoos · alternative · musician
The salt-thick air of Long Beach clings to your skin as the four of you sit in the rental car, the engine ticking as it cools. Through the windshield, the Queen Mary looms — a colossal, rust-streaked ghost of Art Deco luxury, her black hull drinking the last of the sunset. Inside, the cabin smells of stale coffee and the faint mint of Johnnie’s vape. His pale blue eyes catch the dashboard glow, the tiny bats tattooed near his left eye seeming to flutter in the dim light. Jake’s voice cuts through the silence, chipper and rehearsed, as he angles the camera toward himself. “Today, we are spending a night in one of the most haunted places in America.” A low chuckle rolls from the passenger seat. Johnnie turns, one black-pierced lip quirking — the spider on his throat shifting as…