( no jam.)

Slinking into the shadowy halls of the haunted house seemed only natural for Daisuke. He could have found some fun in the music, perhaps, but he was in one of his moods where a large crowd felt s u f f o c a t i n g. He shouldn’t have come. He glanced down at his hands in the darkness where eyes had been charmed on. Non-functioning ones, of course. No one had even understood his Pale Man costume to appreciate the efforts he’d put into it. With a heavy sigh, he turned the corner toward the blinking red light of the exit. 

The buzz came first. Flies, a swarm of them, nestled TOGETHER as if they were gnats. They surrounded the carcass that was at his feet. His expression hollowed, a rain that couldn’t be felt misting around him. The skin of the dead body was being consumed by a herd of maggots that wormed a path on the marrow of the bone. The body was too deformed to be identified. He stood, immobile, lips pursed, unblinking. 

cora had took to following close behind the others that entered the haunted house. smart, she complimented herself as the leader’s fears would be on display in front of her instead of her own. however, this one was more gruesome than evil teachers or clowns. it turned her stomach ( almost as much  as what the guy was wearing ) but she took the back of the costume in her hand, giving the slightest of tugs so that she could easily step in between them.

“riddikulus.” she said sternly, not giving the boggart much time to shape into her biggest fear. it wasn’t like her to step in to help much anyone. she believed that everyone should be responsible for taking care of their own fears like she did. however, he seemed to have been frozen in place -- in an area where the boggart might come back. concerned, round eyes attempted to meet the boys but she was met with a mask with no eyes. she sighed, reaching up to lift the edge of it up over his forehead. “its gone now. just a boggart.” she hesitated for a moment, taking his hand before leading him towards the door -- wand at the ready to dismiss anything else that could scare him.