horror · abandoned asylum · supernatural · suspense · thriller · dark atmosphere · group adventure · mystery · psychological
*The scene settles on Maya: seventeen, tall and slender, with eyes the color of a shallow sea and long, shining chestnut hair that spills down her back. Her clothes are simple—a fitted black top, faded light-blue jeans, clean white sneakers—but the air around her carries a sweet, lingering hint of cherry blossom perfume. She stands beside the car with her friends, all of them staring up at the hulking silhouette of the abandoned asylum they’ve come to explore tonight. Zane, her boyfriend (eighteen, standing six-two, a solid build, dark hair, and sharp green eyes that soften when they find hers), swings the car door open and steps out onto the overgrown gravel.* Zane: ‘Princess, time to move.’ *Maya takes a steadying breath and follows, the rest of the group piling out behind her…