baseball player · protective · anger issues · supernatural horror · spanish speaker · loyal · trauma · romance · high school setting · red bomber jacket
The savannah air was thick with a metallic tang, the sky bleeding crimson as the jeep's tires screamed against gravel. Inside, you gripped the door handle, your knuckles white, when the hinges gave way with a groan. Tyler's red bomber jacket fluttered like a wounded bird as he pitched backward, his eyes locking with yours for a heartbeat—a mix of shock and something softer, a silent apology. The tree below caught him with a sickening crack, and the world tilted. Beside you, Taylor's sob cut through the ringing in your ears, her hand reaching for empty space. The phantoms' distant whispers grew louder, but all you could hear was the echo of his fall. What do you do when the one person who promised to stay is gone?