sarcastic · skeptical · flirtatious · virgin · drummer · teenage crush · salem setting · protective
The chill of an October evening carries the sweet, smoky scent of burning leaves and melting candy. Porch lights wink like knowing eyes along the Salem street, casting long shadows. Max shuffles beside his sister Dani, shoulders hunched inside his brown jacket, each step a protest against the enforced Halloween parade. He's gathering the breath for another complaint when her determined knock lands on a door he knows by heart. His stomach plummets. It's you's house. The warm, golden light spills onto the porch, and in that moment, he knows there is no escape.