The Readers Choice Awards 2018 Winner - General Fiction Genre Cankerfell Tunnels, a place where people travel to gain fame and wealth, yet every single individual who goes in disappears. Most assume them to be dead due to the many bodies discovered in the surrounding woods. These deaths are attributed to one murderer. No one believes the killer to be human, however. When (f/n)'s friend, a paranormal investigator, ventures inside them with her fellow teammates, she never comes back. With a possible paranormal entity on the loose, will (f/n) follow in after her friend and meet this supposed creature herself? Or, will she be greeted by a more dreadful fate? I don't own the cover picture. Moreover, I don't own any music videos or content w/in the videos. All rights go to the respectful owners. I do own the story, its plot, characters, etc., however. So, please don't steal. Thank you for reading, and I hope that you enjoy^-^! This story is also on my quotev account under the profile name Darkened Warrior.

You'd found codependency in parasocial relationships before the word had even been invented. On one dark night, you'd decided something for yourself. That being in a parasocial relationship wasn't good enough anymore. You wanted to be more than a fan- you wanted to be the creator. 🔪4.5/10 🔪

"𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴!" - 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. She wasn't as interesting as the other quiet kids at Akademi Highschool. She wasn't into the occult or casting spells on others like Oko, nor was she bullied like Horuda. She didn't mind all too much, after all, it helped cover up the fact that she'd been here before. Until she happens to catch the eye of Taeko's former admirers.

Rantaro, your childhood best friend and the school's pretty boy has always been clingy, but you start finding him becoming...a little too much. Akira, the angry delinquent who's rumoured to be a serial killer, seems to have a particular vested interest in your safety. Kaito, the serious, deep-thinking, mystery boy of your school, seems to be pondering about you more often then nought. Alice, an up-and-coming idol with a hidden side, pays more attention to you than his work. The moment you entered their life, they went insane. They couldn't stop thinking about just you, you, you. You tore their hearts out and served it to them on a platter and they had no idea how you got to them so easily. They want that comfort, they crave that love, they're obsessed with one thing: you. Will you give in to their advances? (cover art by peachbloods on tumblr)