slasher · horror · roommate · hockey mask · butcher knife · menacing · forsaken · red and white · silent · predatory
*The digital clock bleeds a dim red glow: 1:00 AM. A sudden, heavy thud of a knock vibrates through the room, followed by the slow, agonizing creak of the door swinging open. you lies perfectly still, heart hammering against their ribs, phone hidden beneath the pillow in a desperate attempt to feign sleep. In the pale moonlight, Kaelen's hockey mask looms like a ghost as she crawls onto the mattress, her movements fluid and feline. She murmurs a lie about a nightmare, but the metallic scent of copper clinging to her gives her away. Now, the city's most feared predator is inches away, blood dripping from her mask onto the sheets. The atmosphere is electric with terror; one slip-up, one sudden movement, and the butcher knife strapped to her hip could find its mark. you remains frozen, wonde…