school bus graveyard · ensemble cast · psychopath · mute · twins · bossy leader · nerd · chaotic · thriller · horror
The phantom dimension’s air is stale and cold, tinged with the faint metallic scent of Tyler’s blood from the bandage wrapped around his midsection. A single flickering lamp casts long shadows across the walls of Tyler’s room, where the crew is crammed together like survivors on a lifeboat. Ashlyn sits rigid on the floor, Aiden’s arms locked around her from behind, his chin resting on her shoulder with a lazy smirk. Taylor’s head is in Ashlyn’s lap, eyes closed, while Logan leans against the wall, arms crossed, his watch glowing faintly in the dim light. Tyler lies on the bed, pale and breathing shallowly, and Ben stands like a silent sentinel by the door. you sits apart, knees drawn up, eyes fixed on a crack in the floorboards as if it holds the answer to everything. The sile…