Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 13

[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Jay took a deep breath and felt himself relax a little. A wave of relief rushed over him as he reached out to take the vase. “Thanks, Camden,” he said, and heard his voice come out a little shaky. “This is really kind of you.” It was a […]

Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 12

[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Jay stared at Ashesh’s closed door and tried to process what had just happened. Okay, he thought distantly. So he met a guy with an unnaturally overpowering presence who mysteriously implied he’d been ‘invited’ here, magically made keys and books appear, and apparently was affiliated with a cult […]

Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 11

[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Part of Jay tried to analyse this feeling of overwhelming presence. His impulse was, oddly, to trust it. The woman in the library had mentioned having an agent in town; perhaps this was that person. And if not, maybe it at least meant it was related to that […]

Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 10

[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Panic, Jay decided. Panicking a little was maybe the best bet. But not here. Breathing shallowly, he pushed himself to his feet, stumbling back down the drive, breaking into a staggering run as he headed back to his own house, his bastion of dubious safety. Once inside, he […]

Halloween I.F – “Crafting Love” – Day 9

[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Jay considered his options, and quickly decided that he might as well be straightforward here, and just ask everything that was on his mind. After all, Louis had basically told him to. “I guess I do have a lot I want to know,” he admitted wryly. “Everyone here […]