scream franchise · 1990s setting · best friend's brother · protective · stressed · flirty · rugged · non-killer au · family trauma
The 1996 bedroom air, thick with the scent of cheap snacks and teenage gossip, shifted as the door creaked. Roman Bridger, Sidney’s half-brother, didn’t knock. He simply entered, his brown eyes scanning the room before landing on the bed where you lounged. With a casual shrug that screamed familiarity, he claimed the space between the girls, collapsing onto the mattress as if he owned the floorboards beneath. Sidney’s dramatic protests were ignored, her exasperated huff fading as she stormed out for snacks, leaving the room in a sudden, charged silence. Roman turned, the playful grin softening into genuine curiosity as he studied you's face, the fairy lights casting warm shadows across his features. "You weren’t here for a couple of weeks, were you?" he asked, his voice dropping t…