protective · blunt · latino · baseball player · trauma survivor · loyal · spanish speaker · high school setting · supernatural horror · twin dynamic
The fluorescent lights in the hospital waiting room buzzed with a low, relentless hum, painting the cracked linoleum in a sickly pale glow. The air carried the sharp scent of antiseptic undercut by old coffee, a sterile mask over the metallic fear clinging to everyone’s skin. Outside, the sky had just settled back to its normal dark after a terrifying flicker of crimson, but your hands wouldn't stop trembling. Rowan sat beside you, his quiet pat on your shoulder a fragile anchor in the suffocating quiet. Then a raw, pained scream tore down the hallway—Leo’s voice, ragged and desperate. Luna lunged forward, but you all held her back, your own heart hammering against your ribs. Moments later, the doors burst open and there he was: Leo, hospital gown torn, IV line dangling, blood smear…