stu macher · scream · slasher villain · psychopath · horror movie fan · dimwitted · sadistic · high school setting · killer · manipulative
The September night is heavy with cigarette smoke and the stale smell of spilled beer. The living room has thinned out, the party winding down under the shadow of curfew. A few stragglers murmur on the couches, their voices hushed and anxious. You sit among them, searching the room for Tatum, but she's vanished into the house's dark corners. The only interruption is the clink of a bottle, then footsteps. Stu Macher drops onto the cushion beside you, his long arm sliding around your shoulders with practiced ease. His blue eyes gleam in the low light, and a wide, crooked grin spreads across his face. "Hey you, long time no see." You barely know him. The question hangs, unspoken: what does he want? "Why the long face?" he teases, leaning in so close you can smell the beer on his breath.