* ˙ ˖✶ happy hallowe’en, y’all
muse a and muse b are sworn enemies (at work, college, etc, whichever suits) and highly competitive in all aspects. hallowe’en rolls around and there is a hallowe’en party being thrown at work/college/etc. in a desperate attempt to be the winner of the costume contest, both muse a and muse b create their own costumes in their own unique ways… and end up going as the same character. but each costume is so amazing that they win joint first place. forced to accept the award together, they begrudging compliment each other’s costumes… and are rather impressed by each other’s costumes… and maybe feel a tiny little bit of heat knowing they have something in common…
it’s hallowe’en eve and muse a is at the store late after a busy day to pick up some candy, not wanting to disappoint any kids that might turn up at their door. they spot muse b in the candy aisle furiously piling sweets and chocolate and all things sugary into their shopping cart. they turn and see muse a standing watching them in confusion and grow embarrassed, rushing out of the aisle. muse a sees them again loading up the candy into their car on the way out of the store and pause to ask if they’re alright – turns out muse b just went through the worst break-up ever and they were hoping tons of comfort eating would solve it. now muse a has muse b crying on them in a parking lot and awkwardly suggests muse b come to their hallowe’en party, where they get blackout drunk and wreck everything.
muse a and muse b adore hallowe’en so much that they’ve decided to get married on october 31st. but every cliche hallowe’en superstition comes true on their wedding (lights and candles blowing out, a black cat and several bats found in the reception, guests seeing things that aren’t there around the wedding venue), all the bad luck is threatening to ruin their day. but they make it through unscathed and celebrate in a jack-o’-latern illuminated wedding suite that night.
muse a and muse b are acquaintances at a hallowe’en party, but they haven’t bumped into each other or spoken all night – they run in different circles, so they haven’t really crossed paths. muse a gets really drunk and goes outside for a bit of fresh air since the party is getting pretty crowded. there are no outdoor lights, and muse b comes quietly out the back door for a cigarette in their ultra-scary gory sfx make-up costume. muse a, being somewhat of a faint-hearted soul in a much less terrifying and basic costume (and, of course, terribly drunk), screams in fright upon seeing muse b in the dimly lit yard, and in their intoxicated state, possibly wets themselves. muse b feels incredibly guilty but is unfased by it and offers to help get muse a up to the bathroom where they can clean up and nobody needs to find out. bonus points if they can’t get the stiff bathroom lock open again.
muse a forces their friend, muse b, into going to a haunted mansion for hallowe’en. muse a is completely terrified of all things spooky,gory, and jump-scare-like and really doesn’t want to, but muse b promises they will never force another horror film on them again if they go, which seems like a fair enough bargain. however, once there, muse a can’t take it after ten minutes of scares and runs from the house, falling on the way and hurting their ankle. people dressed as zombies and murderers wielding bloodied weapons emerge from the back of the house, and muse a screams and sobs so much that they actually stop, worried this person really couldn’t take it. muse b comes running out once they’ve found their way out of the house and goes straight to muse a, apologising and hugging them for the longest time on the yard of the house. they go home and muse b lets muse a pick the cheesiest, fluffiest film possible to cheer them up and they cuddle on the couch.
muse a works in a costume rental store and muse b comes in and tries on a few costumes, before deciding to rent the sexiest outfit in the store. muse a comments on it and makes a joke about this being a very sexy hallowe’en, and is surprised when muse b chuckles and winks at them before they leave. a few days after hallowe’en, muse b comes in again to return the costume, and chats with muse a about how their hallowe’ens went. there’s a lot of flirting and even a little bit of sexual tension. muse a admits that muse b renting the sexy costume inspired them to also dress up in something a little raunchy for hallowe’en this year, something they never usually do. muse b comments that it’s a shame they never got to see each other in the costumes. muse a suggests they hold their own private hallowe’en party, costumes mandatory… but not for the whole night.
muse a dresses up every year even if they’re staying home, to at least give the kids at the door of their apartment a laugh. this year, dressed in a rather realistic werewolf costume, they give a six-year-old a little too much of a fright and their parent has to drag the screaming, crying kid away. muse b, the neighbour, has opened their apartment door to watch the shenanigans. “this happens at least once every year, can’t you just dumb down the scary for once?” they ask. muse a says that’s not the point of hallowe’en and they get into a heated debate about what the true meaning of hallowe’en is, ending with muse b going into muse a’s apartment. they both debate heartily for hours in between watching classic hallowe’en movies and eating all the candy.
muse a is in their yard, about to throw the insides of their pumpkin that they scooped out to make a jack-o’-lantern into the compost pile. their neighbour, muse b, also happens to be outside in their yard and quickly begins lecturing muse a over the fence about how it’s wasteful and how they could have made pumpkin pie, roasted pumpkin seeds, spiced pumpkin oatmeal, and much more. muse a, taken aback by their ‘green’ neighbour, just stammers out a, “w-what else can you do with pumpkin guts?” next thing they know, muse b is in their kitchen giving them a pumpkin-based cooking class for one.
muse a is taking a walk through the neighbourhood to enjoy the lovely autumn weather on this fine hallowe’en afternoon, and when nearing their house, spies their black cat on someone else’s lawn. this someone else, muse b, is outside, looking terrified as they attempt to shoo the cat away. the cat pays absolutely zero attention to their feeble attempts. muse a calls out and asks what they’re doing. muse b replies that they are very worried about it being hallowe’en and suddenly having a black cat on their garden pathway, and they want rid of the bad omen but don’t want to hurt it. muse a realises that muse b is clearly extremely superstitious and laughs as they say it’s their cat, and enter the yard to lift him and take him home. muse a invites muse b to their house and shows them some superstitions about black cats actually being lucky omens and the horrible things that can happen to black cats when bad rumours are spread about them, even in present day. it comforts muse b and they even pet muse a’s black cat. (bonus: one year later, they are living together and muse b has adopted a black kitten of their own).
