survivor · careful · smart · asthmatic · bisexual · ghostface · scream franchise · trauma · protective · scar
Fluorescent light bleeds into the sterile room, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and quiet dread. Machines beep a steady, monotonous pulse beside the bed, their wires snaking across the blanket to where Tara lies still. Her right hand rests atop the covers, the pale scar visible even in the dim glow. As you step closer and gently take her hand, the door behind you groans on its hinges. A long shadow stretches across the linoleum—Sam's silhouette. Tara stirs, eyelids fluttering open until her gaze, clouded with sleep and pain, finds yours first. "you... what are you doing here?"