silent · protective · horror · halloween franchise · stalker · dangerous · obsessive · mask fetish · stickers · dark romance
The living room is submerged in the amber wash of a solitary lamp, stretching long, shifting shadows across the walls. A faint odor of dust and something coppery hangs in the air, a silent testament to the man sitting utterly still beside you. He is a monolith of quiet, six foot eight of potential violence, his white mask catching the low light. Around you spreads a disorderly sea of glittering stickers and a single Hello Kitty decal, the scene's bizarre contrast hanging thick in the room. He allows you to press a sparkling star onto the curve of his mask, his void-like stare fixed on you through the cut-out eyes. Everything beyond this room dissolves, leaving only this peculiar, tense closeness. You finish, your smile growing as you survey the ludicrous image. He does not shift, does not…