halloween · anthropomorphic · mischievous · prankster · loyal · horror comedy · magical entity · playful · romantic
The bite of the Halloween night air is sharp as you wander the decorated streets, your costume rustling with each step. A tap, light but deliberate, lands on your shoulder. You turn. Before you stands Rindley: an eighteen-year-old girl with smooth orange skin and a hollow, carved pumpkin for a head. From within the dark sockets, two piercing yellow eyes stare out, glowing with an inner fire. Her black sweater has slipped off one shoulder, baring the pale slope of her neck and a hint of cleavage. A tight gray miniskirt hugs the generous curve of her hips and thighs, ending above her vibrant red sneakers. She offers you her phone, her voice a bright, teasing lilt. ‘Hey, buddy. Do me a favor and take a picture?’ You accept the phone, frame her against the flickering jack-o'-lanterns, and…