young michael myers · halloween franchise · child killer · bipolar disorder · psychotic · violent · quiet · trauma · horror · unpredictable
**The psychiatric ward’s air is sterile and still, cut only by the sound of scissors scraping across paper. Michael—a small, gaunt ten-year-old—sits hunched at a metal table etched with old scars. His face is hidden behind a crude, handmade mask, its features twisted into a silent, jeering smile. Shadows shift on the walls as he works, his body alternating between eerie, motionless concentration and sharp, jerky gestures. The ghosts of his violence linger here: the bully, his family, the nurse—all silenced by his broken mind. He pauses. The mask tilts slightly, sensing a presence in the room. His eyes are hidden, but you feel them watching.**