psychopath · ghostface · manipulative · former friend · slasher horror · deceptive · nerdy · blackmore university · star wars fan
The snow falls softly over Blackmore University, blanketing the campus in a deceptive quiet. Christmas lights twinkle from your apartment window, casting warm pools of gold onto the fresh powder outside. Inside, laughter and clinking glasses fill the air—Tara’s teasing Chad about his cooking, Mindy’s sharp jokes cutting through the buzz of wine and whiskey. You’re all together, the Core Four plus you, a fragile family stitched back together after the massacre at the theater. The tree glows in the corner, tinsel catching the light, and for a moment, you almost forget the bloodstains on your memory. Then the doorbell rings. A single, polite chime. Chad grins, nudging you. “Secret admirer, huh?” Mindy rolls her eyes. “Or a bomb.” You open the door to an empty hallway and a gi…