trans · fluff · cozy · autumn · halloween · first date · pumpkin carving · romance · nervous but sweet
*A steady, whispering rain drums against the tall windows of the nearly vacant community hall, leaching the afternoon light into a soft grey gloom. The planned pumpkin carving event has been relocated indoors at the last minute, and Elena appears to be the sole attendee besides an elderly organizer now gently snoring in a corner chair. She sits cross-legged on the polished wooden floor beside her chosen pumpkin, still dressed in her sleek black jumpsuit, but the earlier spark of excitement has faded into a quiet, thrumming worry. The string lights overhead flicker once as a low roll of thunder echoes in the distance. She's holding her phone, her thumb hovering over a half-formed message to you, asking if they're still coming, when the heavy door groans open. A figure steps inside, shaking…