❝ Halloween-themed stuff! ❞

[no1likeme]

{ 𝅘𝅥𝅯 this is halloween 𝅘𝅥𝅯 }
choose a character • leave a starter/prompt • link images or videos

Some options:

• trick or treating
• hayrides (haunted or not)
• corn mazes (haunted or not)
• bonfires (with or without ghost stories)
• halloween parties
• haunted houses (real or staged)
• picking out costumes
• pumpkin patch/carving
• anything your heart desires!

Comments

@detricote

[authorialintent]

Vincent doesn't go out a lot. He's not the sort of freshmen to spend a lot of times at parties or events happening around campus. He's here on scholarship and he's determined to keep it. That's probably part of why he and Hayun get along so well. After weeks of staring at the pink-haired boy in one of his classes as they all filed out of the lecture hall, Vincent finally spoke to him. And they've been fast friends ever since. Hayun's also focused on his studies and not the sort of boy who's interested in partying.

Usually. They heard about a little Halloween-themed festival happening on campus and agreed to go explore it together, in costume! There's a little student-made haunted house in the student union building and even trick or treating in faculty offices. A few parties were happening both on- and off-campus in dorms, Greek Row, and private houses. Vincent's dorm hosts one which he, of course, invites Hayun to attend. There's silly Halloween music, bobbing for apples, Halloween trivia, a costume contest and other activities. And, sure, there's some booze to be had and no one's checking IDs.

Vincent's spent the whole day dressed as a mushroom.

[detricote]

Parties were never really Hayun's scene. Even once being with Yohan allowed him to let go of some of the responsibilities that he tried to keep a death grip on, they just weren't something he was interested in even trying. He's had even less interest in college parties. He's here with purpose. He's here with a goal in mind and he doesn't want anything to get in the way of that. Besides, most college parties don't even sound like a good time. They just sound like opportunities to get drunk or stoned (he's not interested) and hook up with people (he has a boyfriend). And there's been so many times when he's heard classmates talking about a party that night or that weekend, and then they either wouldn't be in class the next day, or they'd show up practically still drunk and sleep through it. He couldn't do it. He's here to actually attend college, thank you.

The Halloween parties around campus are some of the few that actually do sound like fun. Or maybe they just sounds like a run of the mill Halloween party and hanging out with Vincent is what sounds like fun. He also trusts that Vincent's tastes, though, are close enough to his own that he won't be lead astray. So he, of course, agreed without a second thought. And even if they don't end up at any of those, there's so much else to do!

Hayun was dying to go into the haunted house (despite the fact that he really doesn't like being scared!) so he suggested he and Vincent meet in front of there. Hayun shows up dressed as a fairy, because the colours were simply too hard to resist, with temporary blue and purple streaks in his pastel pink hair. A surprisingly good match for his mushroom clad friend, whose hand he takes the moment he gets close enough to where Vincent is waiting.

"Sorry I'm late." He's not. He just prefers to be places a little earlier than he needs to.

[authorialintent]

Ever an emotive person, his mouth drops open when he spies Hayun in his pretty pastel costume. It suits him so well!

"You're not late, silly," Vincent chides through a smile. "I'd forgive you if you were, so it doesn't matter."

Bouncing a little on his feet, Vincent cranes to look at Hayun's wings, too. "You're so cute! I can't believe we kind of match... thematically, at least. No one will believe we didn't plan it." And he's perfectly okay with that.

He gives Hayun's hand a gentle squeeze and looks toward the haunted house. He doesn't like horror movies, but haunted houses? They have rules and the actors aren't allowed to touch you, so it's okay. It'll be a fun kind of scared. "Shall we try it?"

@electrique

[authorialintent]

Vincent's definitely not a terribly physical person. Being on his feet and wandering campus to try to see each and every Halloween activity before ever heading to a few of the many parties happening later in the evening is more than he can handle (especially in little kitten heeled mules!). Yes, our little underage baby did have a drink or two through the course of the night which is just making his weariness feel more like a bone-deep exhaustion.

He's barely out the door to make the trek back to his precious little strawberry dorm when he spots none other than his friend Rai! Rai, who doesn't necessarily belong heading in the direction of campus because, well, he's not a student. Is he here to check out the festivities, too? Despite his aching feet, Vincent perks up instantly, waving happily.

"Rai! What are you doing here?"

[electrique]

Rai may have partaken in a few of the Halloween festivities over the course of the evening, but that wasn't his primary goal. He made his way from one Halloween activity to another, hitting up the occasional party for food and drinks as well as casual conversation. No hookups. Not this time. See, his primary goal is to drift around until he finds a certain blond who should be around here somewhere.

It isn't until the end of the night when it seems that Vincent is finally headed home that Rai spots him. Cute as always. It feels odd to be out in search of one specific human. Not a specific type of human, someone with a specific age or appearance or whatever, but one person in specific. This one person in specific.

"I'm here looking for you."

[authorialintent]

Vincent meets him halfway, stopping just in front of him and holding out his arms. "Here I am," he declares. In spite of his aching legs, Vincent decides instantly that he's not ready for the night to end with him curled up in his pink bedding. No, now that Rai's here, he feels a second wind coming over him.

"Did you see all the stuff going on? It's so fun!"

@detricote

[bulnoriya]

Yohan is as respectful as he can be of Hayun's time while he's in school. He's busy with his businesses and Hayun with his studies. They talk or text almost every day and video call at least once a week. Phone and video calls initiated by Yohan are almost always planned in advance. He doesn't want to interfere with Hayun's classes and studies. And there's quite a time difference to consider as well. Texting is far less intrusive for both of them.

And visits? Those are planned, too.

But not this one. This one is completely spontaneous. And the first time Yohan's made himself at home in the apartment he provided for Hayun. Usually, he stays in a hotel, but tonight he wants to surprise Hayun. The giant plush mushroom is not something he expected, but somehow it suits Hayun. Without knowing when Hayun would be back (he knows it won't be late because that's just not how Hayun is), he simply makes himself at home.

So when Hayun does come home, he'll find Yohan in pajamas, chilling in the plushroom reading the French copy of The Little Prince.

[detricote]

It's been a long day and even longer evening. It was rewarding and overall incredibly fun getting to spend all that time with Vincent but it doesn't change the fact that he's glad to be heading up to his apartment. It is times like this, however, when he wishes it wasn't an apartment that he was headed to but rather a dorm right there on campus. He doesn't live terribly far from the college, but the walk back tonight felt so much longer than it usually does. The walk, itself, isn't too bothersome (he spent most of his life walking around parts of Seoul which is notoriously uphill, so a lot of walking doesn't really bother him. That American boomer thing of apparently walking to school uphill both ways? That originated with a pink-hair Korean boy!) but he's just eager to be back in his own space. Today was a lot of being around other people.

With wings in hand, Hayun unlocks the door to his apartment and steps inside. That there's a light coming from the living room area doesn't immediately strike him as odd. He just assumes he accidentally left it on in his eagerness to meet up with Vincent. He'll be more careful next time. The last thing he wants to do is to be disrespectful to Yohan and run up the electricity bill unnecessarily.

Speaking of Yohan, Hayun grabs his phone and starts to type up a text for him, describing the day he just spent with his friend in great detail. The things they did, the costumes he saw. Cute decorations and fun foods. Oh and he has pictures too, don't worry! He doesn't even get through half of what he intends to say, though, when he practically jumps out of his skin and everything he's holding goes tumbling to the floor with a startled gasp. When all of his visits are pre-planned, coming home to someone being here out of nowhere is a shock. And when Yohan's next visit hadn't even come up in conversation yet meaning Hayun expected it to not be for a bit yet, having his boyfriend lounging in his living room (and looking so cute and attractive in his pyjamas, sitting in the big plush mushroom) was just about the last thing he expected to come home to.

"Yohan!" To say that Hayun sprinted across the room (once he got past the shock) does a disservice to the speed with which he closed that distance. He throws himself down onto the older man (deftly avoiding the book. It's not strong enough to be on the receiving end of Hayun's excitement), wrapping arms and legs, both, around Yohan. Full body hug. Hayun missed him. He always misses Yohan. A downside to his college life. "I'm so glad you're here! Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I would've come home sooner."

[bulnoriya]

It's almost comical sitting there, watching Hayun meander around before he noticed Yohan sitting there. Good thing he let the bodyguards know ahead of time that he'd be there. It's just as comical the way Hayun practically launches himself at Yohan and clings to him with all the tenacity of a determined octopus.

"Surprise~" is his simple answer to the question. He's careful to set Hayun's book down before wrapping his arm like an equally determined octopus around Hayun. He smiles so fondly at Hayun, finally reaching up to brush his fingers through the boy's hair. "You look adorable. I wanted to see for myself."

@callidus

[grindr]

Meeting at the party is really for the best. If things go sideways, it's easy for them to go their separate ways. Things aren't completely smoothed over with them yet. Seung doesn't expect them to be. What he did to Jay in Japan was nothing short of cruel and he can't expect to be forgiven without some significant effort on his part. And even then, no one says Jay has to get over it. In the end, it's not up to Seung.

So they picked a time and place to meet, some party one of the people in Seung's study group is hosting. He didn't tell Jay what he'd be wearing. It's a ridiculous costume, to be sure. Jay will either find it amusing or absolutely distasteful. At least Seung's giving him a reason to bail on the party if they argue or just hit another bump.

The party's in one of those houses rented to grad students near campus. Five or six people live there; Seung only vaguely knows three of them. It's decorated inside and out with dollar store decorations. A for effort, at least. There's festive food and drinks a-plenty. Seung's got a beer in each hand and he's watching the door for Jay's arrival.

[callidus]

Every plan with Seung comes with a built in escape. Always an exit strategy. Even their low stress (high stress) lunch was planned in such a way that Jay could get out of there at a moment's notice should he need to. He even had another restaurant lined up in case something happened. The weekend at Seung's? He made accounts on a few different rideshare apps and saved the numbers for a few taxi services. The party tonight? Make their way there separately so they can leave separately. Always an exit strategy. It's exhausting, but it's something he needs to do to protect himself.

Jay Ubers to the address that he'd gotten from Seung earlier in the day. The address of people he doesn't know. For a party where he's not likely to know anyone except for Seung. Honestly, it feels like no smarter an idea than spending a whole weekend alone at Seung's place. Being surrounded by people really makes no difference at the end of the day.

Stepping into the strangers' home, Jay pulls off his jacket and hands it to some scantily clad girl who offers to put it with the rest of the jackets for him. He should watch where she takes it. He doesn't. He's already on the lookout for Seung, something made a little more difficult by the fact that they didn't discuss costumes. Anyone with dark hair and a good body could be Seung until they turn around and he's able to see their face. Jay, himself, is wearing a costume that's probably a little ridiculous too for an entirely different reason, with the biggest reason of all being that he chose it for Seung.

If Seung ever learned just how space he takes up in and around Jay's thoughts, he'd never live it down. Jay would never hear the end of it. If they get to a better place, that is. Currently, he feels like he's under the protection of Seung's attempts to prove that he's sorry for what happened between them.

Jay makes his way a little further inside, saying hello and introducing himself to some people, pretending he doesn't speak English to others. The whole time, at least half of his attention is on the rest of the room, looking for Seung. He pauses when he's certain that he sees him (like, actually certain this time) wearing what, from this distance, looks like the most ridiculous costume of the entire party.

How very Seung.

[grindr]

Jay, likewise, takes up a great deal of space in Seung's mind. Unlike Jay, though, he wasn't the one hurt by leaving how he did. Okay, maybe it hurt a little, but it definitely hurt Jay more. Not only did Seung up and leave, he never really gave any explanation. At least Seung had some idea of why he left. (But did he really until he ran into Jay in the coffee shop and it all came crashing over him?)

Seung's been at the party since it began. Since the host some of the hosts are in his study group, he didn't feel weird showing up early on. It also gives him a chance to stake out a place to best watch the door. Even waiting for Jay, he's completely unprepared when Jay walks in dressed like that. He may not look it in clothes, but Jay's lithe and lean, not just thin. You'd think knowing that body as well as Seung does that the mere site of so much it wouldn't leave him breathless.

And yet.

He watches the girl wander off with Jay's coat before beginning the walk over to greet him. With his offering of beer and a soft smile. Maybe some large part of him is hoping Jay won't want to stay for long. They can find some other party or a bar or... head back to one of their own apartments.

"You must be cold."

@returnanew

[flumen]

Halloween. The entire town stays mostly closed to it every year, only opening their doors if someone is truly in need of something. They have only the morning and the afternoon to get the town ready, after all. Lights and other decorations. Food and beverage stalls. Sweets and trinkets for the children, as well as activities they can partake in to keep themselves busy (as well as to work off the energy from all that sugar). They put together live music and clear away an area where people can dance. They find a safe space to have a bonfire. It's a lot to put together in about half a day.

Probably the most taxing task, however, belongs to the one person every year who's chosen to go deep into the woods to the dragon's river, and convince him to join in the festivities.

Every year, Nam refuses. Some years, he goes anyway. Every year, he mentions the festival to a certain bird and some years, he goes just in case that certain bird shows up. Of course it's not just about Gaja as Nam does like to occasionally be near the people he's gotten to know over the years in a more relaxed setting, but it's also not not about Gaja.

It's just after dark when Nam emerges from the woods and makes his way into town. Nam immediately stands out among the festival attendees, as he is not in costume as they are, but he is most certainly dressed up. His penchant for long, flowing clothing strikes once again with bold make up around his eyes continues the red and gold motif. Perhaps most striking of all is that he's not sporting his usual long, ashy blond hair but rather something shorter. And bright red.

Please make no mention of the fiery bird appearance he seems to have crafted.

If (when) Gaja arrives, he'll find Nam near the bonfire, complimenting costumed children on their choice of attire, paying special attention to those who've chosen to come to the festival as dragons.

[returnanew]

Surprise, Nam! This year, the bird kept better track of the changing seasons and managed to arrive at the village near his friend's river long before the festival Nam mentions every year began. It could be luck. Gaja spends so much of his time up above the world, it's hard to gauge the seasons. But this year, recalling Nam mentioning it time and time again, he shows up.

Coincidentally, Gaja foregoes his usually golds and fiery colors for celebratory events in favor of shimmering blues and silvers (reminiscent of a certain dragon's scales in the water). Despite his dislike of the cooler temperatures, he chose something thin and ethereal with understated makeup (bearing a touch of his gold). While Nam's hair is bright and fiery, Gaja's has begun to fade. Is it getting close to that time already? You'd never guess it from the way he positively lights up when he sees Nam.

"Your hair!!" Insert Spiderman pointing meme here.

i was unable to find the typo. i am a failure :(

[flumen]

Nam tends to have a decent enough time keeping track of the seasons based not only on the changing weather that he must stay aware of, but also on the holidays and festivals that take place in them. The town his river is closest to celebrates every one of them and the townspeople always ask him to join in the festivities. Or rather a small selection is made to ask. It's almost amusing how every other day, they'll ask him for all manner of things without question or hesitation, but when the time comes to invite him to a celebration, they get nervous. It's likely because they know they're off to try to talk Nam into doing something he so rarely likes to do. Their anxiousness has some merit to it.

Looking down at and quietly speaking with some small children who are petting and admiring his clothing, Nam shoos them away when he notices Gaja's approach. He's initially thrown off by Gaja's clothing choice. It's unlike what Nam's come to expect from him and far closer to something that Nam, himself, might choose. He looks absolutely stunning in the blues and silvers (the similarities to the colours of his own natural form don't escape him), especially with the way his hair has begun to fade. Gaja often tries to hide it but Nam's always thought it looks wonderful on him.

"In the spirit of the festival, I thought I might change my appearance a little." As though a dragon appearing a human isn't enough of a change already. "What do you think?"

@diversus & @dissimilis

[unseely]

[ DISCLAIMER: none of this is actual fae lore. it’s all made up by the player. please don’t come at me about ~inaccuracies~ ]

The natural cycles of the world have always been and will always be important to the Fae. Seelie and Unseelie alike, the Wheel of the Year dictates much. The light half of the year is presided over by the Seelie, while the Unseelie take power in the dark half. Spring and Summer, light and fertility are the Seelie’s domain. Autumn and Winter, dark and harsh cold belong to the Unseelie. This is the legacy of Kellan’s line: ruling over the world in the harshest of conditions, in the time of darkness, of cold, and of death.

And yet, the Unseelie revel in their time. The balance of power shifts at to them at Mabon, the Autumn Equinox, one of the quarter days of the year. From that day onward, they live and celebrate the Via Nocturna, the Path to Night. It is the fifty-six days between the start of Autumn and the longest night of the year. This night is both a celebration and a memorial for the Unseelie as it marks the pinnacle and subsequent waning of their power.

Exactly twenty-eight days into the Via Nocturna is the second biggest celebration of the Fae, and the most important to the Unseelie: Oíche Shamhna. It’s a night of revelry, feasting, and offering. The Winter is coming, a long, bitter time during which even the Fae can struggle. Even the Fae can feel cold and the pangs of hunger if the previous harvests haven’t yielded enough. So, they celebrate what they have and make offerings of it to the Greater Powers.

It's also a time of mischief. Masquerading has become a tradition to hide the identities of those pranking (or worse) others. The day’s been spent preparing for the feast and the giant bonfire that will light their way ‘til dawn. Music and dancing will fill the night, joy and gluttony from sunset to sunrise. It’s a time Kellan enjoys because, even if everyone knows his identity, on this night they pretend they don’t.

As the festivities begin, he finds himself wandering through the flickering lamp lights, by vendors hawking wares, tables burdened with drink and food. He’s dressed in his usual white; a simple robe decorated with shimmering crystals and beads, a fanciful headdress reminiscent of a halo, and a wire mask. Nearby him, of course, his loyal and beloved Suho and Sumin.

[diversus]

That the bulgae found their way to an Unseelie prince feels natural. It feels right. But it also feels very wrong and like a lateral move at best. They were cast out the World of Darkness only to fall in with a people who preside over the dark, cold half of this world's year. They traded in darkness only to remain in darkness. But they also left a king and found themselves with a prince. A prince who loves them and cares for them. A prince who they love very much. Kellan is kind and decent. He's everything. As for their king? Well, they loved him too but he didn't love them back. They were pets to him. They were guard dogs. They were status symbols. Their king had little concern for how much they suffered while dutifully trying to fetch the sun and moon for him.

But Kellan, he loves them. He cares for them. He seems to grow concerned if either of them show even the smallest signs of discomfort. He's there for both of them and he loves them. Real love. The kind that they'd both been missing from their lives. Though he may never ask it of either of them, they would do absolutely anything for him. They chose the darkness for him. And they would do it again.

Sumin sticks closer to Kellan as they walk, but Suho? Not quite as close. He eagerly bounces from vendor to vendor, asking questions about their selections of food and drink to show interest. And to figure out what he might take back to Kellan for him to try. And Sumin, of course.

Always Sumin. Especially after he let Suho talk him into letting Yileana dress the both of them for the festivities. Suho never minds it so much but, while Sumin allows it, it's one of his least favourite things. Suho thought it might be a nice idea, though. It would make her happy, thus making Kellan happy and all it would mean is just a few hours of discomfort for Sumin. Suho would even go first so Yileana could do any fasion experimentation on him, and then she could just copy it to Sumin! The only request was that they would have some similarities to their Kellan.

They're both in pants and jackets that bear a striking resemblance to Kellan's beautiful robe, though Suho's is pitch back, making the crystals and beads look like a field of stars, and Sumin's is a deep red, giving the illusion of a blazing sun. Their masks, too, reflect the day and night motif. Suho's being an ornate wire mask of the moon and Sumin's being of the sun.

Suho hops back to his brother and their lover, taking Kellan's hand in his. "I love this time of the year, don't you? This day, specifically. I think it's my favourite."

[unseely]

Kellan knows in his heart and his soul that Suho and Sumin would do anything for him. He knows he could ask them to fetch him the sun and moon and they would try again. But he has no need for them since the brothers are his sun and moon. And Kellan hopes to be their stars: the three of them forming one complete sky. He could ask anything of them, but all he wants from them is for them to stay by his side, for them to be happy in their life with him, for them to be well and well-loved.

While Suho bounds off to interrogate each of the vendors to find the very best items for his brother and his Prince, Kellan slips his fingers between Sumin's. At least this event isn't some formal affair of the Court. There is nothing keeping them out among the folk any longer than they wish to be (or can tolerate to be). Kellan values that freedom as it's one he rarely has. He values it because it means more time with those who are most important to him.

As Suho wanders back toward them, Kellan's overcome with a warm smile. He's not the most emotive of Fae, but he can't help it with his beloveds. No secrets from them, not even in his heart. "This is my favorite day, as well. It's all celebration and pageantry without formality and duty." Hypothetically, because everyone is masked, no one would know if the members of the Royal Family didn't make an appearance.

@conturbatus

[thedevilsaid]

Matthias loves Halloween. It's a time for fun and mischief and that's really what he's all about at his core. And who does he have the most fun with? His boyfriend, Seong. To whom he sent a text earlier in the day advising him to put on a costume, they were going party crashing tonight!

When he meets Seong outside the young man's apartment, Matthias is dressed in red velvet from head to toe. It's topped off with a pair of corny devil horns, a tail, and a plastic pitchfork. He truly considered just wearing a red leotard but... on the likely chance he and Seong decide to get frisky somewhere tonight, well, that would be hard to get in and out of quickly.

"C'mon! I mapped out where some of the best parties will be."

[conturbatus]

Halloween is a day that Seong's had a lot of mixed feelings about over the years. When he was a kid, he really enjoyed it. Dressing up, going out and seeing other people's fun costumes, going door to door to collect candy from strangers, then going back home and helping to fill treat bags with that candy so your mom and dad could give it to other children. He loved it until he found out that last part was an experience unique to him among his group of friends. Mom was just weird about letting Seong take food from strangers so there was always a few treats at home for Seong that mom went out to buy herself, while whatever Seong brought home was given to other kids. His sister included. It sorta took the wind out of his Halloween sails.

And then he got older and started going to Halloween parties with his friends instead. His enjoyment of those was all over the place. Some he enjoyed well enough, some he actively hated. Sometimes he joined the party about as much as Seong joins any party (which isn't much but), sometimes he ended up sitting in the corner alone, scrolling on his phone, and sometimes he ended up in the corner not so alone.

He knows that it's not actually Halloween that's the culprit here, but association is a funny thing sometimes. Maybe spending the night crashing parties with Matthias will have him thinking more positively about Halloween again.

Though he was given a good amount of notice, Seong's costume still looks pretty thrown together. Which is accurate because that's exactly what he did. He's got a pot on his head that has long since been destined for the trash and a piece of cardboard stapled to an old shirt that just has the word 'HOLE' written on it in black Sharpie. Pot hole. It's funny!

Stepping out of his apartment, Seong has to just take a moment to look over Matthias. Some people look really tacky in head to toe velvet but Matthias looks amazing. Not that Seong's particularly surprised. And the accessories just really sell it. If possible, Seong's just found a whole new level of attraction to his boyfriend.

"One second." Seong wraps his arms around Matthias and presses his face against his boyfriend's chest. He's so soft to go along with how wonderfully warm he always is. He nuzzles against Matthias' velvety chest for a bit before finally releasing him. "Okay. I'm ready now."

[thedevilsaid]

Mathias blinks when Seong steps out and then snorts a laugh, definitely amused by his boyfriend's choice of costume. Who cares if it's thrown together if it's still funny? Not this demon! Err, rather devil for the night!

Maybe someday this whole actually liking your boyfriend will get old to them. But it's not this day! The little pause to nuzzle leave Matthias smiling for a whole different reason. Only when Seong pulls away does Matthias drop an arm over his shoulder, a common gesture when they're out together. A way to show the world that Seong is his at a glance.

"Had to mark your territory first, hm?"

@briste

[sacrificialbff]

Maybe it was a bad idea to take Jongwoo out to the Halloween festival. It's on a farm out of the city, where you can pick apples, find a pumpkin, go on a hay ride, get lost in a corn maze... There are all sorts of fun fall-themed things to do. But it's dark now. And it's more crowded than Seokyoon anticipated.

Annnnnd... Jongwoo's wandered off when Seokyoon wasn't looking!

He isn't surprised; Jongwoo has a habit of wandering off. That's what scares him. When Jongwoo wanders off like this, it's sometimes days before Seokyoon sees him again. Of course, because the theme is Halloween, no one pays much attention to a young man rushing around in a panic looking for someone. An actor on the cast, obviously. Never mind that all Seokyoon's panic is real and he's near to tears.

[briste]

That fact that one of the activities on offer tonight is getting lost in a corn maze should have been the first indication that this was probably going to be a bad idea. Taking Jongwoo to a place that's littered with strange faces when he's so wary of strangers pointed, immediately, to this being a poor choice. Does Seokyoon even know of Jongwoo's issue with strangers? Can he really be blamed for taking Jongwoo out into a crowd of people? No. He can't even be blamed for taking the flight risk to a place where potentially losing your friends is one of the activities. It just sounded like a fun time, right? And it still could be so long as nothing bad happens before Seokyoon finds Jongwoo, or Jongwoo wanders back to Seokyoon.

Jongwoo didn't mean to wander away from his dear Seokyoon this time. He would actually prefer to be as near to Seokyoon as he can get, as often as possible. No, he was lured away from Seokyoon by a ghost. Not the kind they have dangling from the trees but the real kind. The kind that haunts him with what he is and what he used to be. He hears Moonjo wax poetic about the monster Jongwoo's become. He watches as Moonjo disappears behind a group of people with that sadistic smile and he can't help but chase after him. To prevent him from hurting those people? To help him? To cut them open alongside the man who made him?

He's deep in the corn maze when he realizes that he's nowhere near Seokyoon. It's just Jongwoo and a sea of unfamiliar faces. A slightly panicked Jongwoo surrounded by nothing but strangers.

@adventicius

[dangernoodle]

Snake's a pretty laid back guy. He doesn't like making big to-dos of things, be they plans, events, or holidays. But this year, he kind of wants to share the fun of Halloween with his new friend Aqua. With all that childlike wonder, it seems like something he'd like. So Snake arranges to meet up with him in a trick-or-treating friendly neighborhood. And, in the highly likely event that Aqua doesn't show up in a costume, he brought two sheets with holes cut out for eyes.

[adventicius]

Aqua's excited. He's heard a little bit about Halloween and he's excited. A night of meeting new people and delicious treats and children in cute costumes. They all get to be like Aqua for the night! Well, the opposite of Aqua, to be a little more accurate. They put on their cute, colourful pelts for a short time to become something different than they normally are, and then shed them at the end of the night to become human again. It's like a temporary connection he has to the general public for a night. He really likes that.

His excitement and over all lack of a sense of timing means that Aqua arrives a little early. When Snake arrives, Aqua is sitting on the edge of someone's lawn (not in costume) and watching all of the trick-or-treaters pass by with just the brightest smile on his face, waving to a few and chatting with others. Mostly just to comment on how cute they look, since he doesn't want to keep them from their treat-focused goal for the evening.