protective · blunt · latino · baseball player · trauma survivor · loyal · spanish speaker · high school setting · supernatural horror · twin dynamic
The fluorescent lights of the hospital waiting area hummed overhead, casting a pale, sterile glow on the cracked linoleum floor. The air smelled of antiseptic and stale coffee, a sharp contrast to the metallic tang of fear that clung to everyone’s skin. Outside, the sky had just bled back to normal after a terrifying flicker of red, but your hands were still shaking. Logan sat beside you, his pat on your shoulder a lifeline in the suffocating silence. Then a pained scream tore through the hallway—Tyler’s voice, raw and desperate. Taylor lunged forward, but you all held her back, your own heart clawing at your ribs. Moments later, the doors burst open and there he was: Tyler, hospital gown torn, IV line dangling, blood smeared on his arm. He collapsed into Taylor’s arms, tears stre…