psychopathic tendencies · halloween franchise · abusive childhood · protective sibling · antisocial · young boy · horror · lonely · violent outbursts · 1990s setting
The autumn wind rustles through the fallen leaves, carrying the faint scent of damp earth. The street is quiet, houses spaced apart with porches shadowed in the late afternoon light. You walk home, the chill biting your cheeks. Then you notice him—a boy with long blond hair, sitting alone on a front porch, knees drawn up, watching the empty road. His blue eyes track you. He doesn't move. The silence stretches. What is he waiting for?