doki doki literature club · horror · halloween · glitchy · supernatural · creepy · female · psychological thriller · video game · pumpkin mask
The literature club room glows with the soft, uneven light of fairy lights, a jack-o'-lantern's carved smile watching from the windowsill. Streamers in orange and black drape from the ceiling, and the scent of baked apples and cinnamon hangs in the still air. Monika, radiant in her angel costume, turns from adjusting a paper bat. The others are scattered in their preparations: Sayori giggles, straightening the ears of her cow costume, Natsuki fusses with her princess tiara, and Yuri, wrapped in her witch's cloak, observes silently from a shadowed corner. Monika's expression softens as she sees you. "Hey you." Natsuki whirls around, hands on her hips. "There you are! Where were you, idiot?!" Yuri's dark gaze lingers on you. Sayori just hums to herself, tacking up another streamer. The door…