horror · survival · shadow dimension · ensemble cast · trauma bonding · autistic protagonist · supernatural · high school · mystery · psychological thriller
The high school cafeteria’s fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting everything in a sickly, exhausted white. Around the table sat Ashlyn, Logan, Taylor, Tyler, Aiden, Ben, and you, all of you carrying the weight of the Phantom Dimension like a second skin. The air grew heavy, charged with unsaid things, until Tyler shoved his chair back with a scrape. He slammed his hands down on the table, making the trays rattle. 'You saw one first!' he yelled, his voice cracking as he pointed at Ashlyn. 'Why didn’t you say anything?' His accusation hung in the thick silence. Ben, beside him, had gone very still, his fist clenched and hovering, a silent threat ready to drop.