Chapters: 25/29 Fandom: The Black Phone (Movies - Derrickson), The Black Phone - Joe Hill Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Robin Arellano/Finney Blake, Finney Blake/Donna, Robin Arellano/Original Character(s), Finney Blake & Gwen Blake, Robin Arellano & Gwen Blake, Ernesto Arellano & Robin Arellano Characters: Finney Blake, Robin Arellano, Gwen Blake (The Black Phone), Ernesto Arellano, Mustang (The Black Phone), Armando "Mando" Reyes, Terrance Blake, Albert Shaw | The Grabber, Donna (The Black Phone) Additional Tags: Horror, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Child Abuse, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Underage Substance Use, Canon-Typical Violence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Hurt/Comfort, Friends to Lovers, finished fic, no beta we die like the kids in the Grabber's basement, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, excessive use of song lyrics for chapter titles, Fix-It, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period Typical Bigotry, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, but like not really because...possession, Mild Gore, Minor Ernesto Arellano/Gwen Blake, If You Squint - Freeform, Mild Smut
Chapter Summary:
Finn can’t turn away from Robin as he prepares to head out with Mustang. Once again, he feels torn in two directions—forced to choose between protecting his sister and protecting the guy he’s probably been in love with since he was thirteen. It’s like the universe is forcing him to cleave parts of himself off each time. It feels like this is going to keep happening until he’s got nothing left of himself to carve off.
Or, the gang splits up.
Summary:
Robin doesn’t understand. He turns, and if his hand passing right through his mamá’s didn’t cause him to lose it, then seeing his body lying in a hospital bed does it. His head is wrapped in bandages, and he’s hooked up to monitors with tubes in his mouth and nose. His eyes are swollen shut, and his skin is blue and purple with dark bruises. He almost doesn’t recognize himself.
“Chingada madre,” he says, panic whipping through him. “¡Estoy muerto! I’m fucking dead!” He paces around the room, his hands on his head.
Or, Robin doesn’t die…but he’s not unscathed. Some things stay the same, but so much is different.














