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He had to take a double take as Cardan looked over at his girlfriend, caught unaware by the mask covering her face. Half of the mask looked normal, just a face, pretty, but not in comparison to his Jude. The other half, however, was all bloody and ripped apart, a rubber knife sticking out where the eyebrow should be. It was probably the scariest mask Cardan had ever seen on his wife, the fear only accented by the assortment of weapons, all real, that Jude had strapped over her body. Of course, there would be no glamours for Jude in a Halloween store, when everybody would think that the weapons were fake.

As he stared at Jude, Cardan felt a tugging on his coat, and he looked down to find Oak staring up at him. “Cardan, doesn’t Jude look really scary? Doesn’t she look awesome?” At 11 years old, he was very excited to celebrate his third Halloween in the mortal world. Much like Cardan, Oak loved that he didn’t have to wear glamours covering his horns, and he could be himself without anybody giving him weird looks. It was the same for Cardan, who purposely chose costumes for this holiday that accented his tail. 

“Yeah, Oak, she looks just like a monster.” Jude pulled off the mask and stuck her tongue out at Cardan, even as she grabbed another monstrous mask, this one mimicking the clown from the mortal movie series, It, with Jude had dragged him to a year ago. 

“Maybe being my monster is my calling. It would certainly explain my affinity for weapons.” 

“Indeed it would, my sweet villain.” Cardan reached over to plant a kiss on Jude’s lips, as she hummed her approval. 

“Ew! Gross! Jude, why are you torturing me. I’m supposed to be your favorite brother.” Oak shook his hand, faking a gag even as he laughed. 

“You’re my only brother, you fool.” Jude laughed along with her brother, the sound filling Cardan with joy. He loved these moments, watching Jude relax and joke with her family, something she rarely does in Elfhame. 

“Hey Oak, look at what I found!” Vivi appeared from between a rack of costumes, holding up a superhero costume, Bat-something, but Cardan couldn’t be too sure. 

“Is that a Batman costume?” Oak asked excitedly. “That’s what I want to be for Halloween! Thanks Vivi, you’re the best!” Vivi smiled broadly, as Jude stuck her tongue out in their direction. 

Gods, Jude’s tongue. Cardan could think about that tongue forever, especially places where she could put it, places- Nope, this wasn’t the time or place for these thoughts. As Cardan returned to the present, he noticed everybody looking at him. 

“Did I miss something?” There was a glimmer in Jude’s eyes, but it was Heather who asked the question, from where she was standing, Vivi’s arm around her waist.

“What are you going to be for Halloween?” 

“Myself, of course, in all my wicked faerieness.” He smirked, mostly for Jude’s amusement. It worked, because she laughed, before moving to his side, the masks on the shelf forgotten. 

“Then maybe I’ll be myself, hmm. How does ‘Sexy Killer Queen’ sound?” Cardan certainly liked the sound of that. 

“As long as there aren’t any masks concerned, I’m in full support. Now, if you plan on wearing a mask, we might have to have a discussion.” Jude only pinched his ass, causing Cardan to flinch a little. The pain wasn’t unpleasant, and from the look on Jude’s face, she was certainly going to be using the move in the bedroom tonight. 

“Yeah, Viv, no scary costumes,” Heather said. “Let’s do something sweet, like peanut butter and jelly, or salt and pepper.”

“But Heather, salt is scary for me,” Vivi laughed. “Let’s join Oak and his super hero antics. Do you want to be Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy?” She hugged her girlfriend, a pout on her face, but a laugh in her eyes. 

Heather grinned, Oak yelling out in excitement over the fact that his second moms were going to join his theme. Cardan laughed, ruffling Oaks hair, feeling his little horns even though they were glamoured from sight. 

With costumes in hand, Cardan and Jude excluded since theirs were going to come out of their own closets, the group made their way to the register. Heather paid, being the only one with honest, mortal money and they exited the shop.

Oak sighed, “Vivi, can I wear my costume now? I want to be a super hero forever.”

“Sorry buddy, but Halloween is still a week away… You’ll have to wait so that it doesn’t get dirty or rip.” 

Oak hung his head, “Okay.” It was sad, and Cardan felt the impulse to give the small boy a hug. He did, of course, and Jude did too before they parted ways, Heather, Vivi, and Oak towards their apartment, while Jude and Cardan returned to Elfhame. 

One more week. Cardan couldn’t wait.

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