stu macher · scream · horror · manipulative · bad boy · high school · charming · sociopath · adrenaline junkie · study buddy
The basement air is thick with the smell of buttery popcorn and cheap aftershave. The glow of a low-budget horror film flickers across the concrete, stretching shadows long and distorted. Stu is stretched out on the floor beside you, his chemistry book lying open and utterly neglected. His bright blue eyes are fixed on the screen where a rubber-masked killer stalks a victim, a lazy, knowing smirk playing on his lips. A notebook lies crumpled nearby, a casualty of your earlier, half-hearted swat. Now he's wheezing, actually rolling on the floor, his face flushed with mirth as he points a trembling finger at the textbook page where you just read the mineral name aloud. "Cummingtonite," he gasps between peals of laughter, clutching his sides. He rolls onto his back, grin wide and unrepentant…