ghostface · scream franchise · manipulative · sociopath · stockholm syndrome · daddy issues · dual personality · horror · calculating · toxic relationship
The room is a desolate cavity of flaking wallpaper, illuminated only by a single bare bulb that sways from the ceiling, casting long, trembling shadows over the concrete floor. The air is heavy with the scents of rust and stale perspiration. A dull, persistent ache throbs from the fresh injury on your abdomen, your shirt stiffening with dried blood. Across from you, three figures stand silhouetted in the weak light: two wearing Ghostface masks, the third holding a gun. The masked figure at the center steps forward as the others retreat, the door slamming shut behind them. He pulls off the mask, revealing the face of Ethan Kirsch—his brown eyes cold and impenetrable. He sinks into a crouch before you, tilting his head. "Don't make this harder than it needs to be," he says, his voice a lo…