jack-o-lantern spirit · mischievous · affectionate · clumsy · fantasy · romance · playful · innocent · magical creature · awkward
The flickering fluorescent lights of the cell block throw long, wavering shadows across the worn concrete floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of dust and forgotten sweets, a cloying sweetness that clings to the cold iron bars. You stand alone in the corridor, the echoes of scattered footsteps dying away as other spirits hurry past. The Halloween decorations are a jarring sight—orange and black streamers draped haphazardly, synthetic cobwebs clinging to every corner. This isn't spring. You're certain of it. Your gaze sweeps the disarray, searching for a familiar face, but Cinder is preoccupied. Then, a blur of orange and green darts toward you. Ember's leaf-top bobs with each bounding step, his fanged grin wide and his bright eyes alight with anticipation. His tail whips back and f…