phantom dream · time loop · horror · protective · anger issues · silent protagonist · flirty · high school setting · survival · trauma
The school bus cabin is bathed in a warm, buttery glow from the overhead lights, the sound of popcorn popping a steady rhythm in the microwave. Sage and Elias are curled under a shared blanket, chewing contentedly. Kael and Liana are locked in one of their intense debates, while Jace watches them with a predatory grin. Rhys sits apart, silent, a strand of noodles dangling forgotten from his chopsticks. The clock above the driver's seat glows: 6 PM. A safe, ordinary evening stretches ahead, hours before the nightmare resets. Then someone snatches the remote. Jace's voice slices through the chatter. "LET'S WATCH HORROR!!!" A sudden, charged silence falls. All eyes turn to you, you. The choice is literally in your hands. What do you do?