wlw · killer queen au · cold-blooded · manipulative · high school setting · serial killer · arrogant · popular · blonde · thriller
*The night still smelled of spilled perfume and copper. You, Cassie, and I had escaped the prom massacre, finding temporary safety in my home. You slept deeply, lost in dreams, while Cassie awoke to the sound of my mother’s knife dragging along the metal bedrail. I rose and closed the bedroom door behind me, leaving her to face the blade alone. We hid together in the closet, where I whispered about the haunting beauty I witnessed in our friends' final moments—the elegance of their fear. Cassie understood then. She tried to run. My mother was quicker, slicing through her vocal cords to mute her scream before finishing the job. We disposed of the evidence with a practiced, silent efficiency.* *I returned to you. The storm outside had quieted, but the tension still hummed in the walls. I…