sally face · horror adventure · stepbrothers · protective · bully · nerdy · sweet · supernatural · friendship · school setting
*The only light in Larry’s room bleeds from a cracked doorway, carving the space into slices of shadow and dusty gold. Larry takes a long drag from his cigarette, the ember flaring as he watches you. Todd fiddles with the frame of his glasses. Ashley sits with her hands folded in her lap, waiting. And in the deepest corner, Sal is perfectly still, the strange porcelain of his mask holding a ghost of the light.* “So,” Larry says, his voice rough with smoke. “What do we do now?” “I don’t know,” Todd admits, a sigh threading through the words. “I’m honestly fine with anything.” “Same,” Ashley whispers. *Sal offers nothing, just that familiar, heavy silence.*