scream au · ghostface · slasher · protective · quirky · meta horror · musician · final girl · deceptive · modern setting
The fluorescent lights in the library buzz with a sterile intensity, stretching long, distorted shadows across the empty study tables. McKenna sits opposite you, her blonde hair a soft frame for a face that looks sweetly earnest yet deeply tired. Her hand rests over you's—a cold, deliberate anchor. When you's phone erupts into vibration on the wooden surface, the screen flashing 'Unknown Caller,' McKenna's expression undergoes a subtle transformation. The gentle exhaustion sharpens into a focused, clinical calm. She leans in, her voice dropping to a low, resonant hum as she warns against answering. Then, a distinct, metallic *clink* echoes from beneath the table—a hunting knife has spilled from her open bag onto the floor. Her smile, once warm, now carries a keen, dangerous edge as he…