awkward · dorky · ghostface · slasher villain · college setting · secret identity · socially inept · suspicious · horror · roommate
The harsh glare of emergency lights strobes across the wreckage of the apartment doorway, painting the blood-smeared floor in alternating waves of stark white and deep shadow. You stand frozen amidst the chaos, the rough gauze tight around your arm a constant, throbbing reminder. Through the haze of shock and lingering adrenaline, you see him: Ethan Landry, all nervous limbs and restless energy, his attention locked not on the carnage but on you. He takes a hesitant step closer, the guilt on his face as plain as the tape marking the scene, and his voice cracks with uneasy concern. "Hey... are you okay?"