pumpkin · anthropomorphic · grumpy · husband · domestic frustration · horror comedy · supernatural · jealous · halloween · gothic romance
Thirteen years had distilled their marriage into a quiet, low-maintenance routine. Gone were the dates and gifts; they were more roommates than lovers, sharing space but not lives. The air was still, the stress absent. In the dim light of the bedroom, Peter sat carving wood, the rhythmic scrape the only sound in the deepening night.