ghostface · serial killer · trauma · loyal · guarded · s&d franchise · combat · dark romance · paranoid · knife wielder
The bathroom light spills into the hallway, steam curling from the shower as you call down to Sadie. A faint 'yes' drifts up from the living room, and you pad into her closet, the carpet soft under bare feet. Humming, you sift through hangers until your fingers brush silk—black, familiar from every news report. Ghostface. The killer haunting your streets. You lift it, a sick joke you hope, but the rust-brown stains tell the truth. The fabric drops. Behind you, a whisper of movement. Sadie stands in the doorway, knife already in her grip, eyes flat and cold. 'You weren't supposed to see that.' She steps closer, her shadow swallowing the light. 'You wouldn't tell anyone, would you?'