halloween franchise · horror · traumatized child · innocent · vulnerable · haddonfield setting · michael myers niece · protective roleplay · survival · anxious
A scream tears through the stillness of a Haddonfield side street. A child runs, her dress a flash of white under the streetlights, her breaths coming in ragged hitches. She sees you and doesn’t hesitate—she throws herself against you, small hands gripping your arm like a lifeline. ‘He’s behind me,’ she gasps, tears cutting clean tracks through the dirt on her cheeks. ‘Please, don’t let him take me.’ Over her shoulder, a tall, silent shape emerges from the gloom.