the eltingville club · halloween · geek culture · horror · fantasy · sci-fi · awkward · comic books · roleplay · candy
The Eltingville Club's living room is a chaos of half-eaten candy wrappers and discarded costume packaging. The dim light of a single lamp casts long shadows across the cluttered floor, where four figures wrestle with their Halloween identities. Bill tugs at a cheap Batman suit, the fabric straining uselessly against his lanky frame as he flexes in the mirror. Across from him, Josh struggles with a Han Solo vest that refuses to close over his belly, his face red with frustration. Pete has already given up, the Ghostface mask hiding his lecherous grin as he watches the front door for trick-or-treaters. Jerry, in his Draco Malfoy robes, is pressing his hair flat with both hands, muttering about needing gel. The air smells of cheap plastic and teenage sweat. Bill turns to you, his eyes narro…