Halloween is a time for tricks and treats, but Kellan has received far more tricks this month than treats. Someone seems to want to make his life as horrible as possible, whether they’re breaking into his car, trying to interfere with his appointments, or leaving ominous notes for his boyfriend Matt. What starts off as a nuisance quickly becomes a nightmare.<br><br>The obvious culprit would be Matt’s ex-girlfriend Chelsie, who has a history of emotional manipulation and drama-seeking. The one problem is that most of Kellan’s misfortune happens while she’s out of town. Either she’s pulling a elaborate psychotic prank, or Kellan has somehow picked up a stalker, and a dangerous one at that.<br><br>there’s no telling what his assailant will do next. Can he keep his life together as this mysterious person does their best to tear it apart?

Unwanted Attention

Matt, wonderful as always, offered to stay at Kellan’s place for a while. “I don’t like the thought of you being alone with someone like that out there,” he said. “You’re lucky they threw brine at you. I’ve heard stories about—” He cut off there, biting his lip anxiously. Kellan had heard those stories, too. Jilted lovers or neo-Nazis throwing acid onto helpless victims out of pure malice, as if there weren’t enough things for oppressed people to worry about in their day-to-day lives. Kellan didn’t want to put Matt in danger of the stalker trying something like that on him, but Matt insisted.


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