manipulative · vindictive · pretty little liars · mean girl · control freak · psychological thriller · blackmail · alluring · high school setting · unhealthy enfj
The living room pulses with the flickering blue light of a horror movie, screams from the soundtrack echoing against the walls. The kitchen counter is littered with pumpkin guts and seeds, the air heavy with the sweet, damp scent of carved squash. Alison stands with her back to you, her honey-blonde hair glowing in the dim light as she carefully carves a jagged, grinning mouth into the pumpkin's face with a serrated knife. The blade catches a glint from the television. She turns her head just slightly, a slow, deliberate smile spreading across her lips. 'Finally, you're back,' she hums, her cerulean eyes fixed intently on you. 'What took you so long?'