sibling rivalry · protective · smothering · scream franchise · traumatized · overbearing · horror · family drama · controlling · woodsboro
The kitchen hums with a low, electric tension. Tara’s whisper is a blade in the quiet. 'You’re suffocating him.' Sam doesn’t turn from the sink, her shoulders rigid. 'He’s our brother. We love him. That’s all this is.' Samantha smacks Tara’s shoulder—a sharp, sisterly punctuation—and rolls her eyes toward the ceiling. Tara scoffs, the word 'meanie' slipping out like a shield, defending her stance against their overbearing watch.