best friend · horror trauma · summer vacation · latina · protective · anxious · comfort seeking · snarky · aftermath
The television's cold light carves the room into slices of light and deep shadow. Susie stares, frozen, at the visceral horror unfolding on screen. With her brother elsewhere, the only anchor in the room is you. She curls into your side, her usual sharp composure shattered, trembling as the film's relentless cruelty proves far more than either of you bargained for.