𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄

❝ best to take the moment present as a present for the moment ❞

The neighboring town of Night Vale was even stranger than Hawkins, Indiana. Whispers and rumors circulated during book clubs and bake sales, each murmuring about the children who seemed to roam on their own terms and the adults who either disappeared for days on end or ran the questionable businesses that never seemed to close.

Nevertheless, Night Vale stood with no concrete cause for concern until the summer of '85, when the body of the mayor's intern was dumped at a junction in the road near the two towns. An investigation was inevitable, but no one, least of all the people of Hawkins, wanted to get on the bad side of the people of Night Vale.

Scout Murphy had his own problems to worry about. From an aloof father that frequently seemed to forget he had a son to coming up with music with his band — granted, it was only him and his best friend, but it was a band nonetheless —Scout figured there were more than enough people involved to solve a murder in the next town over, even if it was eerie as Night Vale. Minding his own business hadn't failed him yet, so it was safe to assume that whatever business that went on with the two towns had nothing to do with him. Steve Harrington, on the other hand, had other ideas, and he knew just the place to start.

There was no doubt that Night Vale was strange. It was not the place for bike rides and sightseeing, yet that was what the three teenagers of Hawkins, Indiana set out with in mind. But in their youthful rush to figure out the mystery, they neglected to consider the consequences of what might happen if they found what they were looking for, and that some things are better left alone.

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𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓

owen joyner as scout murphy

❝ it's not that I don't trust you, but we're stranded in a murder town with Steve "The Hair" Harrington, I think I'm allowed to have doubts ❞

zoe love smith as letitia thompson

❝ you didn't think I'd go without a proper goodbye, did you? ❞

eline powell as maia finch

❝ for everyone's sake, I hope you find what you're looking for ❞

anya taylor joy as coraline petrova

❝ bad things happen when you wander places you don't belong ❞

cheyenne jackson as maxwell macaulay

❝ it's a shame such a tragedy had to happen for people to finally start listening ❞

rachel hilson as leona donahue
taylor kare as julian kahue
jasika nicole as dawn pruitt
fionn whitehead as griffin oberyn
tuppence middleton as flora ryder

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄

I was supposed to drop this fic last year on October 1st because it was to be my spooky season story and I had plans to update it until Halloween but then that never happened and didn't touch it until like two days ago so change of plans! It's still a spooky fic and I'll still update but I won't be able to finish it by Halloween, which is fine, I say, suffering.

Night Vale is based on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale which I have not listened to because I get scared way too easily, instead I just read spoilers and summaries online, so I have like a vague idea of where I want things to proceed and some stuff that definitely needs to happen, along with some stuff that I want to include. I changed the face claim from Froy Gutierrez to Owen Joyner like yesterday but I couldn't be happier with my decision, I love Owen so much

𝖉𝖎𝖘𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖗

Crude language, occasional violence, mentions of smoking and drinking, and language typical to the time period (it won't go further than the show, we're not gonna be using slurs)

𝖉𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖘

-SITHLAOGAI avataryues -WISHYOUWERESOBER L0NERISM_ KINGKATARA pangeas bumiaangs simpomatic MANDADLORIANS skytwea DICKBENDERS nightclxuds TOZIERLILACS and anyone else I forgot for being such big loving fools, I love y'all

I hope you enjoy!