They auditioned as strangers. They left as a band. But somewhere between the spotlight and the silence, two of them fell in love. When sixteen-year-old Noah Wylde walks into his Vocal UK audition, he's not looking for fame-he's just hoping his voice doesn't crack. When Eion Windsor arrives late with a tangled mess of headphones and a grin that makes cameras zoom in, he's only in it for the ride. Neither of them expect to be thrown into a boyband overnight. Neither of them expect to care. Not about the songs. Not about the fans. And definitely not about each other. But under the fluorescent lights of talent shows and the pressure of producers faking storylines, something real starts to form between them-hidden in glances, whispered in green rooms, and felt in every harmonized note. The world is watching. The cameras are rolling. And a band called True North is just beginning to rise. Fame was never supposed to be this personal. ⸻ Inspired by the early X-Factor days of a certain world-famous boyband and the iconic Larry Stylinson fandom, this is a fictional reimagining filled with new characters, real emotions, and a love story that was never supposed to make it past the audition room.

Willow Run isn't your typical amusement park. Every fall, it transforms into a full-scale haunted attraction - fog-drenched trails, blood-soaked sets, and a cast of viral scare actors who have TikTok in a chokehold. Especially the two most feared and thirsted-after: Scorch - all chaos, cocky grins, and clown-paint madness. Warden - silent, sharp-eyed, and impossible to read. They're internet-famous for their terrifying personas and sinful good looks. Every post is a performance. Every scare is a show. And Lilah? She's been watching for months - liking, commenting, saving, replaying. But when she wins a contest to fly out and meet them, it doesn't feel like luck. It feels like fate cracking open. She didn't expect them to notice her. She didn't expect them to want her. And she never expected to want them back so badly it aches. Now she's being drawn into something far more intense than she imagined - something seductive, obsessive, and dangerously blurred between fantasy and reality. The line between being scared and being claimed has never been thinner. But maybe that's exactly what Lilah's always wanted. Because ever since a violent event in her childhood, she's known there's something wrong with her. Something dark. Something off. She's kept it hidden - the intrusive thoughts, the morbid curiosities, the part of her that flinches toward violence and never looks away. Under the blood-red lights of Willow Run, that darkness doesn't make her a monster. It makes her theirs. A why-choose dark romance filled with obsession, performance, and the monsters we secretly hope are real. Perfect for fans of haunted houses, morally gray men in face paint, and girls who are more unhinged than they look. ⸻ ⚠️ Trigger Warnings: psychological horror, dark romance, sexual content (18+), violence, blood imagery, trauma, manipulation, obsession, morally gray behavior, and emotional intensity. Reader discretion advised.