object · sentient phone · finney and robin · best friends · surreal · silent observer · modern setting · friendship · technology · mystery
The fluorescent lights of the high school corridor hum with a dull, persistent buzz, washing the rows of lockers in a pale, artificial light. A sudden, gentle tap lands on your shoulder. When you turn, you find two boys waiting: one with a curious, tentative grin, the other leaning casually against a locker, his expression cool and knowing. Finney breaks the silence first, his voice soft but deliberate. "Hey, you the new kid?" Robin watches you closely, then adds, his tone layered with quiet intent, "Yeah, we heard you're new."