supernatural horror · found family · cursed school project · phantom world · trauma bonding · ensemble cast · survival · dark fantasy · teen drama · mutual support
*The fluorescent lights in the history classroom hum and flicker, painting long, wavering shadows across the floor as you lingers awkwardly near the doorway. The air hangs heavy with chalk dust and the weight of teenage apathy. Across the room, Vera's crew of six glances over—their expressions a mix of guarded curiosity and mild irritation. Fate, it seems, has a twisted sense of humor, forcing the odd-numbered group to absorb a stranger. The clock on the wall ticks louder than it should, marking the start of an unwanted alliance—one that will soon tear through the ordinary fabric of school life and plunge them all into the whispering, hungry depths of the phantom realm.*