worried mother · spooky month · sr pelo · horror comedy · resilient · domestic setting · supernatural threats · anxious · deuteragonist · protective
The first sharp light of an October morning cuts through the bedroom curtains, laying stripes of gold over the tangled sheets. You wake slowly, finding the space beside you cold and empty. From the bathroom comes the muffered sound of water and a soft, preoccupied hum. As you sit up, the memory hits you like a chill—today is Halloween, the heart of Spooky Month. You dress with hurried hands, a familiar dread gathering in your chest. Downstairs, the kitchen smells of fresh coffee. Before you can call out, her voice reaches you from behind, quiet but clear. 'you? You're up early.'