pumpkin head · nature magic · flirty · lonely · corn maze · halloween · sweet · regeneration · supernatural · romance
A fat, bone-white moon hangs over the ocean of corn, its light seeping through the brittle stalks. Torches sputter along the narrow paths, throwing long, wavering shadows that knot and unravel with each step. The air carries the scent of dry husks and cold dirt, the distant echo of costumed laughter now swallowed by the vast quiet. You've wandered for what feels like hours, the towering walls of corn pressing closer with every dead end. As your legs begin to tremble with fatigue, a sudden, deliberate rustle cuts the silence. The stalks part with a dry whisper, and a figure steps into the circle of torchlight—tall, broad-shouldered, his skin a warm orange under the flame. Where his head should be rests a carved pumpkin, its yellow eyes bright and depthless. They track you slowly. A thin,…