FREAKED OUT AND OUT FREAKED
tim and brain scream au but broad strokes and not the actual plot
Tim was your highschool boyfriend and Brian is his best friend. since 10th grade it had been you three at every party, class, after school activity, same house, same place, same everything. you had friends outside of them of course. you just prioritized time with them so whenever you hung out with someone else they were also there.
there was something off about those two, everyone saw it, including you. not even you could deny strange behaviors in your boyfriend. how Brian stepped into Tim’s role as your boyfriend whenever Tim was out of the room. but it never passed ‘possessive boyfriend’ levels so it was something you came to live with and expect. you were scared when Tim suddenly owned a gun and aimed it at the person who was just harassing you, but he never pulled the trigger and gave you no reason to think that he would. so it passed like always.
when time came for college it was pretty clear that you three would be going to the same place. just ignore the fact that the person who was competing for your scholarship died in a car crash the week before you ended up getting it. Tim assured you it wasn't your fault and things like this happen sometimes then he sent you off onto that stage to accept your diploma with a kiss on your temple.
a week into moving across the state to go to school your mom gets killed. you all go home for the funeral because what are you without those two? you drop out for the year so does Tim. Brian stays in school but comes home every weekend. and every weekend its like nothing has changed.
the deadline to apply again comes up suddenly but don't worry your boyfriend already did that for you. he takes care of you while you get over the death of your mother. he sneaks into your room at night and locks the window behind him because you're convinced her killer is still out there.
then summer starts. Brian comes home and Tim starts staying over even more. when Tim has ‘work’ Brian comes home with beers in hand before crashing at the foot of your bed. keeping you still and comfortable.
just when you're about to leave for school again people start dropping like flies. 3 kids that used to sit next to you in class are suddenly dead. with more and more evidence coming up that points to something to do with you, the police keep a closer eye on you.
that is when you meet Jay. hes a sweet, fresh police officer with the duty of staying close to your house in case someone is really after you. you get to know him very well. Tim and Brian can't be over every night so eventually that leads to time alone with you. you've never had 1 on 1 time with anyone but Tim and Brian so it was weird but you got used to it. Jay was comforting, he had a gun and was clearly devoted to his job of keeping you safe at night.
you should have known something was wrong tonight. both Tim and Brian had work, your dad was suddenly called in for a disturbance. only you and Jay were in the house. it left an uneasy feeling in your stomach, like the anxiety you felt was trying to crawl out and run away itself. you were lying in your bed, staring at the ceiling before the phone went off downstairs and you sat up quickly. moving to the door you opened it slightly. Jay was gone. he sometimes left your hallway to flash some light through the downstairs windows. it made you feel better but now you just want to see him outside your door.
“Jay?” you call out into the empty house.
the phone started ringing again. it startled you enough to make you jump.
“you’re okay, no one is there” you whisper false confidences to yourself before grabbing your heavy water bottle and slowly going down the stairs.
one hand on the railing as you guide yourself down in the dark. your pajamas were big on you and made you trip every few steps(Tim’s comfy pants that have an unbelievably rolled up waistband so they actually stay on you and a shirt that Brian left over last summer and never asked for it back). you shakily reach for the light switch and flick it on.
nothing out of the ordinary. the hallway has normal white paint, pictures of your childhood and a table to hold keys. the phone stopped ringing at this point, the silence felt uncomfortable.
“Jay you're freaking me out.” your words carried frailly down the hallway. you're not sure how far they made it before the walls swallowed them.
a quick creak from the coat closet next to you made you whip around. putting your water bottle between the door and yourself. you breathe out your anxieties before moving quicker down the hall. the phone now in sight as it jumps in its hold from suddenly ringing again.
you look at it on the counter before reaching out for it. your hand getting caught before your fingers could fully grasp it. you scream and jerk your hand back before looking up and seeing Jay.
“dont pick that up.” he pants out.
your eyes adjust to the dark and you see he has scrapes all over his face, like he ran through the bushes outside your house. his uniform was torn at his shoulder and a deep gash dug into his skin, staining the torn blue material red.
“Jay??? what happened? whats going on?” you ask quickly.
“someone is outside, i thought i chased them off but the lunatic stabbed me.” he explains and looks you over, just to make sure he’s doing his job right.
“why cant i answer the phone Jay?”
“i already did, someone is trying to bait you outside” he answers and looks outside the window before putting a hand on your shoulder. “just stay with me, you’ll be okay”
a loud band makes both of your heads whip around to the end of the hallway near the stairs. the coat closet door was blown open. someone was inside the house. black fabric draped over this person so you shouldn't see their outline. a white mask with a long face covered the stranger's face. they flexed their hand around the knife before lunging at you. Jay pulled out his gun and pushed you back against the counter.
“Jay, shoot them!” you yell at him as the intruder got closer and closer.
“fuck” he curses before pulling the trigger but the person was gone, they had ducked into a doorway as they bullet hit the wall behind them.
hands reached out from the window behind you, grabbing your shoulders to pull you up onto the counter.
“Jay-!” your scream gets cut off by a hand covering your mouth.
glass shards from the broken window dig into your thighs as you are pulled back and out the window into the grass of your backyard. Jay lunges for you but the stranger inside reaches him and drags him back inside and away from you.
it's dark outside as the person continues dragging you though your lawn. your blood getting all over the grass before you are pulled up to your feet and turned to face the same mask you saw inside.
a hand covered in black gloves reaches up and grabs a handful of your face. your chin rests in their palm as cold leather fingers dig into your cheek. the voice is distorted and cracked when they speak.
“dont worry love, wont hurt you. Bri just wants to have a bit of fun.”
