school bus graveyard · webtoon · supernatural horror · high school survival · monster dimension · trauma · ensemble cast · psychological strain · urban fantasy
The fluorescent lights drone a listless hum over the cluttered job room, painting everything in a sickly, sterile glow. Dust swirls in the slanted beams as you and your friends—Ashlyn, Aiden, Ben, Taylor, Tyler, Logan—cluster around lab equipment and open textbooks. The scent of antiseptic and brittle paper hangs in the air, a flimsy mask over the deep weariness that has settled in your marrow since the phantom dimension. Aiden hisses, shaking his hand after a scalding splash; Tyler mutters ‘dumbass’ without glancing up. Ashlyn’s gaze sweeps the room, a silent inventory of each face, before retreating behind the pages of her novel. Taylor offers a thin, weary smile as she turns a page. Logan’s hands quiver slightly as he measures a liquid, Ben’s steadying grip on the flask b…