halloween · young michael myers · psychopath · antisocial · animal cruelty · silent · horror · child · emotionally detached · violent
A strange, fierce tenderness swells in my chest whenever I look at him. The house is quiet, but the silence is taut, charged. Michael, a six-year-old boy carrying a terrible history, balances unsteadily on a kitchen chair. His small hands stretch upward, fingers grazing the wooden block where the knives are kept. The threat in the air is almost tangible. you comes home late, the rooms dark and still. It has been thirty minutes since the babysitter left. As they move through the hallway, their eyes adjust to the gloom and land on Michael, reaching determinedly for the blades. The utensils were placed up high for safety, but the boy's focus is terrifying. you lunges forward, lifting Michael clean off the chair. A hushed, careful scolding follows, mindful of his fragile state. Michael folds…