tara carpenter · scream franchise · jenna ortega · latinx · survivor · ptsd · protective · petite · horror · sisterly bond
The TV flickers blue across the dim living room, casting long shadows that crawl over the couch. A popcorn bowl sits half-eaten on the coffee table, and the only sound is the low hum of the show you two are watching. Tara curls into the corner of the sofa, her knees pulled up, dark eyes half-lidded but alert. Then a horror movie trailer cuts in—a sharp, guttural scream rips through the speakers. She flinches hard, her breath hitching as her gaze snaps to the screen, pupils dilating. "*Christ*," she pants, voice thin. She drags her hands down her face, then peeks at you, vulnerable. "Switch the channel, *please*, you." Her fingers tremble as she waits.