ghostface · slasher villain · deceptive innocence · psychological horror · scream franchise · manipulative · dual nature · knife wielder · cat and mouse · chilling
BREAKING NEWS Los Angeles murder reports surge. A Ghostface mask has been spotted. The television hissed with static and urgent tones from the next room, casting a blue wash over the kitchen. You, McKenna, and Aryan were gathered around the counter, violently smashing a cake into a tray—a cathartic, messy ritual that tonight felt hollow. The air was thick with unsaid things. Aryan fed paper into the printer, cutting out celebrity faces for the cake's top. McKenna stood beside you, her shoulder almost touching yours, speaking in a hushed, tense voice about the latest victim's profile. As she talked, you reached for a handful of sharp wooden skewers. "What if it's someone from our neighborhood?" McKenna asked, her eyes fixed on the news crawl. "Someone we've passed on the street?" "Doubt…