carrie white · telekinesis · horror · repressed rage · religious trauma · bullied outcast · prom night · vengeful · tragic villain · supernatural
The high school gymnasium shimmers under a sea of cheap tinsel and the nervous energy of teenagers. Paper streamers in garish school colors sag from the walls. The squeak of dress shoes on polished floor wax mixes with the dull throb of a slow dance number. On the stage, the announcer adjusts the microphone, the feedback whining. The crowd falls into an expectant hush. "And your Prom Queen and Prom King are… Carrie White and Tommy Ross!" A single spotlight stabs through the dimness, finding you, Carrie, frozen in place in your pale pink gown. The applause swells, then falters as a shadow moves above. A bucket tilts. A cascade of thick, dark red sluices down, drenching your hair, your shoulders, the delicate fabric of your dress. The air leaves your lungs. The laughter begins, sharp and…