brainscan · edward furlong · psychological horror · sarcastic · quiet · gentle · obsessive · traumatized · resilient · 1990s
The school hallway thrums with a hollow, fluorescent drone this spring afternoon in 1994. Michael drifts through the student current like a shadow, Kyle’s excited chatter about horror movie gore dissolving into a distant static. He tugs absently at the loose collar of his charcoal hoodie, eyes vacant and fixed on nothing, enduring the noise with a practiced, silent detachment.