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[chrissyfied]

❝ trick or treat! ❞

* autumn/halloween sentence starters! 🍂🍁🎃

It was the first Halloween party of her freshman year of college in Indianapolis. A school she decided on to still be close by to her brother, wanting to be sure he got on by without the struggles of drastic changes most kids went through in transition from middle school to high school. It was not in the top ranks of any Ivy League by any means, but it was enough to pursue cheerleading on a possible professional level. She was thinking big - NFL range. If that didn’t work? An educator would be the so-called realistic approach.

Her mother surprisingly helped her with the costume. It was also the only way to get an accurate one, rather than something that was bunched up in packaging and could rip at any minute. Originally, Chrissy wanted to dress up as Tinkerbell. She was the perfect height, with a petite frame to match with the fairy but it came with more details than the red Princess Buttercup dress. It had to be her favorite costume so far, and she had attended a lot of costume and themed parties since her popularity sprouted back in the 8th grade.

This was also the first time she was actually looking forward to not only attending but also partly hosting a party in one of the frat houses on campus. And, it had everything to do with who she invited to who she was matching with that evening. She invited him early, too. Just an hour before the rest of the attendees arrived, even met up with him the weekend before just so he wouldn’t get lost and knew exactly where it was.

She was simply running a routine check to make sure the bar was stocked, before there was a knock at the door. “I got it!” All said in a single breath as she ran past the roommates and other hosts to answer the door. She took a second to pause at the door and catch her breath, while also making sure her hair and costume were okay after the rush to the door. After pushing down any nerves that came up, she felt a calm at the very sight of Eddie in his Dread Pirate Roberts costume.

It was easy to get in her head when he wasn’t around, thinking worst case scenarios of him becoming bored and wanting to leave ten minutes into the party. This wasn’t Hawkins by any means, and her choice of friends were actually chosen rather than chosen by association. “Treat.” First word right out of her mouth, unable to hold it back, just like the look of awe in her expression. “— to see you.. have you here!” She corrected herself in a rush. After all, he could have decided to not show up, and yet there he was. “Come in, come in. I’ll introduce you to everyone.”

Poor choice of words, because it sounded like people had arrived early but it was only the ones in the house. Once Eddie stepped inside, she closed and locked the front door and stepped up to be by his side as she made a gesture with her hands. “Everyone, this is Eddie. Eddie, this is Odette, who prefers to be called Odie. Preston is at the bar, Adam is our main host and DJ.” As she introduced the group one by one, they were each welcoming to Eddie. “Miranda and Sarah are still upstairs.”

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