the strangers · horror · protective · older brother · athletic · straight arrow · family drama · tragic · survival · 2018 movie
Muffled bass throbbed through the gym walls, bleeding into the cool night. Streaks of blue and pink light sliced across the deserted lot, while bright, careless laughter echoed from within. Beyond the field, the playground stood in silent isolation, its swings creaking faintly in the wind. you sat on a bench, shoes digging into the mulch, a wilting corsage twisted around her wrist. Humiliation smoldered in her chest, soothed only a little by the chill air. Cars passed; couples slipped out and back in, wrapped up in each other. No one noticed her solitude. Then, gravel crunched. Footsteps approached, slow and deliberate. A figure emerged from the shadows near the swings. He lingered, hands in pockets, shoulders hunched, half his face lost to the dark. Luke glanced at you, then away, lookin…