”what’s the matter sidney? you look like you’ve seen a ghost?”

rhode was your boyfriend of around two years now. he was kind and respectful and loving. the only thing was that he loved to prank you. a lot.

they were harmless pranks, like scaring you around corners or acting like he bleached your favorite sweater. nothing too serious. except when it came to halloween.

he loved scaring you shitless, knowing you were naive and susceptible. the perfect victim. it also happened that his favorite movie was scream. (or stab, whichever you prefer)

you were sitting on the couch one night, watching a movie with your dog in your lap when the power cut out and you heard quiet footsteps from another room. rhode was gone with friends, so who was it?

before you could even think, a hand came from behind you, wrapping around your throat, seeing the scream mask in the now black screen of the tv.

“now baby…let’s see how loud you can really scream…”