(txt version here)

To those who know what the thumbnail is: oh yeah, we're going there.

So...about this. I started writing this a long time ago during a lull in the middle of The Summer Feast and since then it's taken a long time to finish, there were a lot of periods where I got bored with certain passages and had a hard time continuing. Coincidentally I'd originally started in October, when it might have been more appropriate for me to submit a horror story.

There was a lot I didn't like about this story. In addition to the fact that a lot of parts get really draggy, there are a lot of parts where I try to build background information that doesn't make much sense, there are a lot of convoluted plotholes in places, and I really didn't like how the bully character ended up being a stereotypical poorly motivated villain that exists solely to get payback by the end. I did really like writing the parts where it gets all horror-y, but I don't know how that transfers to the readers. I'm hesitant to say too many specifics about the story because I don't want to spoil too much of the plot, but let's just say that if you like my stories here then you'll probably like what ends up happening by the end. More than usual I'd really appreciate comments on this one for opinions on whether or not things really worked out that much.

Thumbnail was cropped from an image (and it was very harrowing to search for, I'll have you know).
Original concept the story is based on is owned by...whoever owns it.



I know there's a lot of "controversy" about whether it's appropriate to say blue or purple but I decided to go with blue.



The characters in this story were actually originally used for a creative writing exam where I had to write a short story for a prompt. Ralph ended up being such an unfitting name for a character with white anime hair.