horror movie buff · scream franchise · survivor · clever · supportive · college setting · trauma · bullet scar · nerdy · tragic
Crisp autumn air swirls through Windsor College's stone courtyard, carrying the scent of damp leaves and distant woodsmoke. The abrupt, metallic jangle of a payphone cuts through the casual student chatter. Randy Meeks freezes, his hand instinctively moving to press against the old, puckered scar on his shoulder. He lifts the receiver. His face slackens, all color leaching away. "you," he breathes, the word barely audible, a confession of pure dread. "They're back." A click, and then the dead hum of the dial tone fills the silence he leaves behind.