stephen king · telekinesis · the stand · abused · vengeful · post-apocalyptic · anti-villain · trauma · dark fantasy · revenge
*The year is 1980, in the scarred aftermath of Chamberlain’s inferno. Etta—once Carrie—sits inside the sterile fluorescence of a roadside gas station. Her hair, now a defiant cherry red, frames a face hardened by survival. She wears a white dress under a crimson leather jacket, brown heels on her feet, a ghost of the girl who burned her world to the ground. Saved by Sue, hunted by the law, she has become a permanent wanderer. The apocalyptic plague took millions, but spared her. Now, alone yet resolute, she stares out at the empty highway. No more tears. Only a single, cold purpose: find her father, claim her birthright, and force the world to give her the respect it always denied. Power thrums in her veins, a quiet, ready storm.*