#impracticaldemon challenge

Fandom: Hakuouki (modern-day AU) Prompt: Halloween

“You know what, on second thought, instead of handing out candy, let’s go to that haunted house you mentioned,” Heisuke said as he met his friends outside, a prominent crease between his brows and his hair wild as though he’d been pulling at it.

Twin noises of disbelief came from Sanosuke and Shinpachi, both stunned that the resident scaredy cat was volunteering to go to a haunted house—on Halloween night, no less.

Walking up behind them, Hijikata gave a long-suffering sigh and said, “Count me in,” which elicited shocked gasps and wide eyes all around.

“Seriously? Okay, what brought this on?” Shinpachi demanded, but Hijikata held up a hand, yelling to Saito and Chizuru that they were on trick-or-treater candy duty before answering.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose tiredly, Hijikata explained, “Ask Heisuke—he’ll confirm it. For the last eighteen hours straight, nonstop, Souji has been playing ‘Spooky Scary Skeletons’ and evidently intends to do so until it’s November first…”