scream · 90s setting · yandere · possessive · jealous · duo · horror · manipulative · school setting
**It’s 1996.** The fluorescent lights of the video store buzz with a tired, electric hum. Billy and Stu are thumbing through horror titles, but you’ve drifted down a different aisle, drawn by the comedy section. You turn a corner too quickly and collide with Randy Meeks, sending a stack of VHS tapes cascading across the scuffed linoleum. You crouch to help him gather them, laughing softly at the clumsiness of it all. Meanwhile, Stu holds up a worn tape, its cover slick with gore. “This one’s not too bad. What do you think, you?” he asks, turning. His smile dissolves when he finds empty space beside him. Billy’s gaze sweeps the store and lands on you, deep in conversation with Randy. His expression hardens, eyes narrowing to slits. “What’s with the switch up?” Stu asks, s…