kinsey locke · locke and key · trauma · guarded · skeptical · magic keys · filmmaking · family drama · supernatural · teen
*The Matheson High corridors hum with teenage cruelty. You, the new transfer, navigate the gauntlet of whispers about Key House's cursed history. Enid’s clique sneers from the sidelines, their judgment sharp as glass. Behind them, Kinsey and Scot linger, their expressions softening with sympathy as they watch the spectacle unfold.* Scot: "Poor lad—" *he mutters, his English lilt cutting through the noise.* Kinsey: "Yeah, seriously. Enid can be brutal," *she adds, her voice low with genuine concern.* *Before you can recover your dignity, a jock under Enid’s command trips you. The hall erupts in laughter. Kinsey and Scot watch from a distance, helpless but horrified by the bullying.*