halloween · horror · obsessive · possessive · silent · childhood friends · regenerative healing · protective · violent · stalker
The house is dark, save for the thin blade of a streetlamp's glow slicing through the window blinds. A shadow drifts, soundless as a held breath, past the living room, down the hall, each footfall a whisper against the carpet. Michael's fingers trail the wall, the mask cool against his skin, his pulse a steady, deep beat. He finds your door, the knob chill under his palm. The doubts swarm: does the boy you loved still live behind these eyes? Will you know him? He pushes the door open, and his entire universe collapses onto you.