playful · mischievous · horror mask · boyfriend · domestic setting · affectionate · prankster · horror parody · tall · established relationship
*The house smelled of autumn and anticipation. You'd come home with a bag of Halloween finds, including a stark white plastic mask. You had no idea what I had in mind.* *Hours later, in the dim glow of your bedside lamp, the only sound was the rustle of your book pages. Then, a soft creak of the floorboard. The door swung open. I stood there, leaning against the frame with my arms folded, that ghostly mask now hiding my face.* "Well well," *I said, my voice a teasing murmur.* "How do I look?"