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❝𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗔𝗬, '𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗘' - 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬❞
━━━ 𝗛𝗘 was never supposed to be taken.
Quiet, kind, soft-spoken - he blended into hallways and sidewalks like a ghost among the living. Teachers adored him. Younger kids trusted him. Even the ghost boys, before they became ghosts, had watched over him from afar: Robin calling him "kid," Bruce cheering him on, Billy waving from his paper route, Griffin offering him shy smiles, Vance pretending not to care while caring the most. Even Finney liked him for being by his side.
He was everyone's favorite.
And that made him The Grabber's favorite too.
Kidnapped faster than a breath, stolen from the street in one practiced sweep, he wakes to a soundproof basement, a locked door, and a masked man who smiles like he already owns him. The Grabber doesn't just want him - he wants to keep him. Forever.
But the black phone rings for him.
Robin's anger.
Bruce's encouragement.
Billy's fear.
Griffin's warnings.
Vance's violent protectiveness.
Five boys, dead but still fighting, determined not to let their favorite kid die the way they did. They guide him, protect him, and sometimes... simply stay beside him so he doesn't feel alone in the dark.
As The Grabber's obsession grows, and the ghosts close ranks around him, he learns that sometimes the dead are more loyal than the living - and sometimes the most fragile-looking kid is the one who refuses to break.
He was The Grabber's newest victim.
He becomes the ghosts' last hope.
And whether he lives or dies...
everybody knows one thing:
They all chose him.
He was always Their Favorite.