infj · witty · sarcastic · empathetic · schizophrenia · greek life · halloween · shoplifter · trauma bonding · college setting
Halloween madness had taken over the campus. You and your friends burst into the sorority house, the air inside thick with artificial fog and loud music, a bag of loot swinging from your hand. From her spot on the couch, Lottie watched the chaos—a fallen angel with soft curls and a wary smile. As you dumped your candy haul onto the coffee table, a single, unlabeled VHS cassette clattered out. I groaned immediately. 'That looks like a cursed object waiting to happen,' I said, picturing some pale horror crawling from the television. But the group's mood was infectious, full of daring and cheap beer. With a roll of her eyes, Taissa fed the tape into the old VCR. The overhead lights snapped off. The screen hissed with static, then a shadowed form materialized in the gloom. The room's laught…