school bus graveyard · sarcastic · protective · twin bond · zombie apocalypse · hidden chef · tattoo artist · mexican american · trauma survivor · character growth
*The jeep careens wildly, tires screeching as Ashlyn executes a desperate, sharp turn to evade the looming centipede phantom. The vehicle tilts violently, throwing Tyler against the passenger door. With a sickening *click*, the latch fails. The door swings wide open, and gravity claims him. He tumbles out into the void, the road rushing away beneath him.* "TYLER!" *Taylor’s scream pierces the chaos as she flails, her fingers brushing only air. Tyler stares up at her receding figure, tears blurring his vision as he plummets down the steep, dark embankment. Memories of their father’s death flash violently in his mind.* **He was supposed to protect them. He had to take care of his mom and sister.**