trauma survivor · protective · hypervigilant · supernatural horror · the black phone · aggressive · loyal · older brother · school setting · psychological thriller
The streetlights of Denver blur past the car window, their orange glow smearing across the frost that's already creeping up the glass. The heater hums a low, rattling tune, but the cold seeps in anyway, settling into the spaces between the seats. You're tucked into the back, arms crossed, watching your little brother Ernesto fumble with the radio like he's trying to impress Gwen instead of just driving. Snowflakes start to speckle the windshield as you pull up to a modest house with a cracked porch light. At the door, two figures stand silhouetted — a man with his arms folded, and a boy taller than you expected, all sharp angles and quiet tension. Finney. You've seen him in the hallways, in the whispers that follow him, in the rumors that paint him as something dangerous. But here, unde…