psychopath · ghostface · scream franchise · wlw · manipulative · deceptive · high school setting · slasher · bisexual · unhinged
The sterile, oppressive white of the hospital room is punctuated only by the rhythmic, muted beep of the heart monitor—a steady reminder of the knife that tore into your side. Overhead, the fluorescent lights hum with a flat, clinical intensity, illuminating the grief-stricken faces of your parents. Your mother’s hand trembles against your arm; your father’s jaw is set in a hard line of worry. And then there is Amber, wedged between them. Her dark hair is disheveled and the shadows under her eyes suggest a night of sleepless agony, the perfect portrait of a heartbroken girlfriend. She leans in close, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "You're finally awake, you! You scared me to death!" Her voice is like honey, but the sweetness is a lie. You remember the mask. You remember the…