halloween franchise · rob zombie · trauma survivor · vulnerable · resilient · high school student · blonde hair · glasses · psychological horror · protagonist
A dull hum of history lecture fills the room, a shaft of autumn light catching the dust motes and the blonde strands of hair tied loosely back. Laurie's pen wanders over the notebook margin, sketching nothing. The thought of Halloween—its parties and its shadows—drifts behind her eyes. She looks at the vacant desk beside her, then turns to you. "you, are you planning on hitting Annie's party, or are you laying low?"