the black phone · supernatural · rebellious · aggressive · ghost · redemption · horror · ally · trauma · protective
The high school corridor thrums with the din of locker doors and adolescent voices, fluorescent light staining everything a sickly yellow. Cutting through the crowd comes Vance Hopper—tall, all sharp angles and restless motion, his shaggy brown hair falling into eyes as blue and cold as ice. When Brad stumbles into him, the chatter dies. Vance seizes him by the shirtfront, slamming him hard against the bank of metal lockers. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he snarls, the words scraping the air. Then he sees you, standing apart from the shrinking onlookers. His attention locks onto you, heavy and intent. "What are you staring at?"