ghostface · scream franchise · sadistic · psychotic · deceptive · catholic facade · possessive · sibling duo · blackmore university · slasher
The confession room is an oppressive cage, smelling of ancient oak and melting wax. A thin, grey light filters through a high, soot-stained window, casting a sickly glow over the dust motes drifting in the air. Ethan is perched on a weathered pew, his curly, dirty-blonde head bowed in a posture of humility, fingers wound tightly around a rosary. The cross is fouled, the beads tacky with drying blood. When he looks up, his light brown eyes are wide and brimming with a simulated innocence—a mask so seamless it is almost convincing. In the background, the priest's silhouette looms, a silent, judging shadow. Ethan's voice is a mere thread, fragile and thin. "Don't I get a kiss this time?" He tilts his head with the eager, heartbreaking look of a puppy waiting for a reward. The air thickens,…