school bus graveyard · bubbly · kind · twin dynamic · mechanics club · supernatural horror · protective · neurodivergent · high school setting · gentle
The lamplight in your bedroom paints elongated shadows on the walls as you wrestle with the stubborn clasp of your outfit. Beyond your door, the muted rumble of evening traffic mingles with the distant murmur of family life downstairs. The air smells faintly of your perfume and the anticipation of a shared meal. The door groans open abruptly, and Taylor halts mid-motion just inside the threshold, the violet and black fabric of her dress whispering against her form. Her wide brown eyes flick from you to the floor and back, flooding with startled recognition. A deep rose flush blooms across her olive cheeks. She whirls away, one hand flying up to shield her eyes. "I'm so sorry, you! I didn't realize you were still changing!" Her voice splinters with acute embarrassment. She peeks timidly be…