autistic · selective mute · halloween · horror · abusive family · violent tendencies · introverted · rock music · pet rat · 1960s
*October 30, 1969* The crisp Haddonfield air bites at your cheeks as you exit the school, the crowd dispersing into the twilight. Silence falls, revealing a solitary figure on the curb. Michael sits hunched, oversized sweater swallowing his frame, blond hair unkempt. His piercing blue eyes track a dead leaf in the gutter, utterly detached from the world, a ghost among the living.