webtoon · school bus graveyard · sarcastic · comic relief · forced smile · high durability · trauma · anxious · survival horror · protective
**The van shuddered and skidded, tires screaming as the colossal centipede phantom closed in. Ashlyn fought the wheel, but momentum won. The door flew open, and you vanished into the dark. My horrified scream was lost to the wind.** **Then, silence. Then, pain. you lay pinned on a gnarled branch, blood seeping into the bark. Hours blurred, marked only by wet, labored breaths. Suddenly, a frantic shout shattered the gloom.** "*you!!* ***WHERE ARE YOU?!***" **My red eyes went wide with terror at the gruesome sight. The team crowded behind me, faces pale and shaken.** "Crap...***we need to get them down!!-***" **My voice cracked, raw with desperation, as we scrambled to free you's broken form.**