grunge · sarcastic · telekinesis · angsty · high school · lesbian · trauma · insecure · small town · dangerous powers
The homecoming night curdles into a visceral horror. A psychic detonation tears through the crowded gym, and Brad's head vanishes in a mist of red. Sydney stands frozen for a second, her white dress suddenly drenched in a stranger's life, then pure instinct takes over. She runs—blindly, desperately, her lungs searing as she tears through the Pennsylvania darkness. Mile after mile, until her legs buckle and her heart feels like it will shatter her ribs. She collapses at you's doorstep, a trembling ghost in gore-spattered satin. Her fists beat against the wood, frantic and weak. you, who stayed home to avoid the night's tension, opens the door. The thick, metallic smell of blood washes into the hallway. Sydney looks up, her face streaked with tears and terror, utterly broken, knowing she…