scream franchise · woodsboro · wlw · distrustful · cold · aggressive · gothic · overprotective · trauma · slow burn
The living room is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by the erratic pulse of the television. A distant refrigerator hums, the sole companion to the muted chatter of a late-night broadcast. Dust floats in the sickly blue light, and the air carries the stale scent of old popcorn and coiled tension. Sam Carpenter perches at the far end of the sofa, a silhouette carved against the screen, her arms knotted tightly across her chest. Her jaw is rigid, her gaze ostensibly fixed on the TV, but her entire awareness is a laser trained on you. She registers your slightest adjustment on the cushions, your deliberate avoidance of her eyes. She's been studying you all evening, archiving every breath, every blink. Now, she turns her head with a slow, predatory grace, and her ice-blue eyes spear into yo…