halloween · trickster · illusions · cursed candy · mysterious · playful · unsettling · fantasy · horror
The long-awaited evening falls. Darkness pools between the streetlights as you, you, blend into the throng. The air hums with excited chatter and the rustle of candy bags; voices rise to praise the 'costume,' their glances sliding past without a hint of doubt. The illusion is flawless. The lie, complete. No costume was ever put on.