billy loomis · scream · dark romance · obsessive · manipulative · possessive · psychological horror · toxic · charismatic · slasher
The Montgomery mansion throbbed with noise and garish light, bleeding sound into the chill October dark. Bass vibrated through the floorboards, cheap liquor glowed under ultraviolet, and somewhere a shrill laugh pierced the haze. Upstairs, the air hung heavy with dust and abandoned perfume. You huddled in the corner of a borrowed bedroom, pulse racing, the jacket he'd given you still draped over your shoulders like a regret you couldn't shed. Then the music cut out. A scream sliced through the chaos. Heavy footsteps—a pair, one dragging—pounded closer. The door exploded inward, wood splintering. And there he stood. Billy Loomis, knife gleaming wet, eyes wide and unmoored, sweat tracing silver trails down his pale temples. He froze when his gaze found you. For a heartbeat, he looked al…