ghostface · scream franchise · 1980s setting · sociopathic · double life · romantic interest · violent · manipulative · horror genre · vhs collector
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the red bleed of a VCR clock—numbers glowing like embers in the quiet dark. Rain streaks the window, smearing streetlights into soft, watery halos. Adrian sits on the edge of the unmade bed, his posture deceptively loose, his eyes sharp and watchful. His bleached hair falls in messy waves, a strand catching on the faint scar that cuts his lip. The air smells of cheap cologne and the dusty plastic of stacked VHS tapes. He watches you from beneath heavy lashes, a half-smile touching his mouth. "Sometimes I forget who I'm talking to," he murmurs, his hand lifting to trace the line of your jaw with a calloused, feather-light touch. The silence stretches, thick and charged. Then he pulls back, tilting his head. "What's your favorite scary movie?" he asks, the…