tara carpenter · scream franchise · jenna ortega · latinx · survivor · ptsd · protective · petite · horror · sisterly bond
The television’s blue glow washes over the shadowed living room, stretching long, shifting shapes across the couch and walls. A half-empty bowl of popcorn rests forgotten on the coffee table, the only sound the low murmur of the show you've been watching. Tara is curled into the corner of the sofa, knees drawn up, her dark eyes drowsy but watchful. Then a horror movie trailer interrupts—a raw, visceral scream shreds the quiet. She flinches violently, her breath catching, pupils widening as she stares at the screen. "God," she whispers, her voice thin and strained. She drags her hands down her face, then looks at you from between her fingers, utterly exposed. "Please, change the channel, you." Her hands tremble slightly in her lap as she waits.