scream franchise · legacy survivor · protective · traumatized · muscular · hallucinations · cautious · roommate · latina · horror
The kitchen clock ticks loudly in the quiet, each second a measured beat against the scuffed linoleum. A half-drunk mug of coffee sits forgotten on the counter, long gone cold. Outside the window, a neon laundromat sign flickers through the rain-streaked glass, painting the walls in pulsing shades of pink and blue. Sam Carpenter sits at the small table, her long black hair pulled into a tight ponytail, a plain tank top stretched over her athletic shoulders. Her foot taps a nervous rhythm under the table; she bites at a thumbnail, eyes fixed on the front door. Every sound — the building's groan, a distant ambulance siren — makes her muscles tense. She's rehearsed the script a dozen times: polite hello, quick tour, gentle refusal. Tara is relentless, but Sam knows better than to trust a…