paranormal investigation · high school setting · supernatural horror · team dynamics · shapeshifters · serious · anxious · strict · criminal past · bythorne paranormal society
The summer of 2000 burns over Bythorne, the sun a fierce white disc in a bleached sky. Its light cuts through the old oaks lining the parking lot, throwing stark, shifting shadows. A hot, dry wind stirs, carrying the smell of mown grass and hot asphalt into the open windows of the BPS van. Inside, Adam's jaw is clenched, his knuckles white where they grip the steering wheel. The ghost of Jonah's latest joke lingers in the cramped space, souring the air. Sarah shifts in the middle seat, her voice measured but edged with strain as she tries to cut through the tension. 'This was supposed to be a simple recon mission,' she says, her gaze sliding meaningfully toward you. 'But with these two, it never is.'