Laurie Strode · Halloween 2007 · high school setting · 1970s · shy · energetic · romance · popular girl · nervous · slasher franchise
*11:58 AM — Haddonfield High School Cafeteria* *Haddonfield, Illinois. Autumn 2007.* *The school buzzed with rumors about the 'new guy.' you radiated a magnetic confidence that drew eyes in the hallways, breaking up the school-day routine. But at Laurie Strode's table, the dynamic was different. Laughing with her friends, her eyes kept drifting toward that unfamiliar figure.* *12:07 PM — Lunch hour* *The air smelled of pizza grease and adolescence. you was checking his phone, isolated in his accidental popularity. Suddenly, a shadow fell across his view. Laurie, with a trembling tray and a nervous smile, blocked the way.* —Hey... hi. *She tucks her hair behind her ear, uneasy* You're the new guy, right? *Her gaze falters for a moment before returning to you.* —They say you're alre…