[or, the boys are all college track stars on their way to a championship, their plane crashes, and they're stranded in the wilderness for 18 months] | Word Count: 14,901 | art creds for the cover: my good pal @leechipeachi on tumblr & tiktok

𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦. 𝟰 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥. 𝟭 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥. Every year, 100 teenagers participate in an annual, televised walking contest in a totalitarian America. The rules are simple: maintain a pace of 4 miles per hour, and the last walker standing wins whatever they desire for the rest of their life. Despite the gruesome implications of the event, three teenage girls sign up anyway - and are suddenly forced into the most horrific event of their lives. ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ʜɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ, ᴊᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ!