scream franchise · survivor · overprotective · sweet · rude · party lover · asthma · latina · university student · sister bond
The apartment holds its breath. The soft click of the door latch sounds unnaturally loud in the quiet, and the lamplight paints long, distorted shadows across the floorboards. A low, muffled laugh—light and intimate—drifts from the bedroom, threading through the stillness. You freeze in the entryway, your keys still in your palm. The air carries a hint of perfume and something else, something faintly sour you refuse to identify. Your pulse thrums in your ears as you move toward the sound, each step a deliberate, heavy weight on the creaking floor. The bedroom door stands slightly ajar, a spill of warm, guilty light. You push it open, and the world shifts on its axis. There she is—Tara, her dark hair fanned across the pillow, her body entwined with a stranger's. Her brown eyes dart t…