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“Get home safely, alright?”

“Will do!” C00lkid practically bounced off the porch like a popcorn kernel in a hot pan. This year, Halloween exciting, liberating, terrifyingly independent for him. For the first time, he was venturing out on his own. Well, mostly on his own. His neighbors, Pr3ttypriincess and Bluudude, were trotting ahead in their flashy costumes, occasionally glancing back and Waiting outside the fences-

“Wait for me!!” C00lkid shouted, waving his arms so wildly it looked like he might launch himself into orbit. The trio zigzagged down the street, and occasionally bumping into one another clumsily

watching from the doorway, the familiar mix of pride He was growing up faster than you could blink, and somehow, also managing to be ridiculously dramatic about it.

Closing the door behind you, you sank onto the couch next to 007n7, who had already claimed the prime spot for your usual horror movie marathon. The flickering glow of the TV cast eerie shadows over the room, making it feel like a mini haunted house, minus the candy, thankfully.

007n7, barely glancing from the screen, shrugged. “Mm, Whaddya wanna pick?"

Leaning back, letting the cozy chaos of the living room and the reassuring presence of 007n7 wrap around you like a warm blanket.

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