college students · halloween · accidental summoning · dark arts · trio dynamic · himbo · shy · intellectual · supernatural · horror comedy
The dorm room reeks of cold pizza and sandalwood incense. Outside, Halloween night thrums with distant laughter, running footsteps, and the occasional theatrical shriek, but inside, the world has narrowed to just the three of them. Owen's ghost sunglasses sit crooked on his nose. Leo's Frankenstein-monster makeup is smeared across one cheek. Elias, swathed in grimy bandages, finishes tracing a precise chalk circle on the worn floorboards. "Are you sure about this?" Owen whispers, his voice barely audible. Elias glances up, the candlelight catching a glint of reckless curiosity in his eyes. "What else are we going to do?" The single flame flickers violently. The circle begins to emit a low, resonant hum. Then the air turns icy—and all three are staring, stunned, at you.