#BUT AAAAHHH I LOVE TALKING ABOUT MICKEY AND HALLOWEEN

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please inform me of mickey miranda’s halloween thoughts. does he like costume parties? does he like dressing up? WHAT is his favorite candy. i want so many details INCLUDING CHILDHOOD STUFF!!!!

Mickey LOVES a costume party!! He isn't one to make himself look too silly (no joke costumes 😔), but he loves wearing a costume that will be eye-catching and original!! If he's invited to a Hallowe'en party, he will go to it, even if he doesn't like the host. He thinks they tend to be the most fun, the most wild, and ofc he likes to show off in a costume 😏

Masquerades are his favorite. They're a bit more elegant than a regular costume party, and he likes the excitement of people not knowing who he is - depending on who the person is of course, if they know him well enough they'll spot him instantly. But still, he likes the hint of mystery with these kinds of parties

Probably candy or caramel apples, but in terms of modern candy he's also fond of Reese's cups P: He hates getting gum, but otherwise he's not too picky about his candy. Chocolate is always accepted, taffy is definitely getting traded out, lollies and hard candy are good

I wish I could go deeper into his childhood, but sadly I have not done enough research into 19th century South American Halloween-season traditions to confidently talk about it 🙈 Overall I like to think he enjoyed whatever celebrations were kept and in the years following his mother's death, he would always go to her grave and talk to her, hoping she could hear him on the other side

Of course, once he started spending his autumns in England, he started doing much different things. He learned all about Victorian Hallowe'en parties, bobbing for apples, and overall spending time with his schoolmates (mostly Edward). All Hallow's Eve was a great opportunity the schoolboys take to make all sorts of mischief on school grounds and the little village nearby, and Mickey was certainly right in the center of such antics. It was a chance to play pranks on teachers and schoolmates alike (a lot of the time, not in the kindest of ways).

Only once were they caught and it was by one of their professors who chalked it up to "boys will be boys" but gave Mickey and Edward detention for a week. Mickey knew they'd gotten off easy, but he made sure never to prank that teacher again

Overall, Mickey ADORES Halloween! The sweets, the parties, the flirting (because of course he always wears flirts at masquerades), the costumes, the scares and the laughs. If there was one holiday fit for Mickey Miranda, it's Halloween 🎃