The Halloween costume every BAAK type should wear

01/10

FOX

I clocked you. Keep talking.

FOX. Costume: the smug detective who announces the twist before the movie ends. Arrives, spots that the punch bowl is just juice, says it out loud, then does something genuinely brilliant and needs the whole room watching. Will not leave the crooked picture on the wall alone.

02/10

PEACH

It's my story. You're in it.

PEACH. Costume: a very cosy ghost in a scratchy-tag-free blanket. Gets to the party, finds the softest corner, and the making is the point, so the costume is homemade and good. Everyone ends up napping near your pile. You do not hide the sleepy side eye.

03/10

SEVEN

You panic. I lock in.

SEVEN. Costume: a shark. Obviously. The group chat cannot decide on a theme, so you just pick one and take the bite. Party is going fine until it is too fine. Then you find the one thing going wrong and fix it at full speed, straight to someone's face.

04/10

MOTHLIGHT

I knew before you said it.

MOTHLIGHT. Costume: a moth, but you insist it is "a feeling", and you will not explain it. Everyone swarms the bright lamp, you stay back and watch the crack in the glass. You slip into the quiet mossy room alone and come back with the whole story of the party and a thread you had to unravel.

05/10

JADE

In my lane. Stay in yours.

JADE. Costume: a stone gargoyle. Dignified, heavy, and if you trip, you get up like that was the plan. You are the one holding the plank while the party shakes. Somebody's mess lands at your paws, you let it slide off. You have not opened one eye all night.

06/10

COMET

My timing is immaculate. Yours?

COMET. Costume: a shooting star, arriving late and somehow the best one there. The sky is locked with thunderclouds, you bank hard and slip through the open blue. You grab the best prize before anyone looks up, then drag a trail of sparks around the room so everyone follows.

07/10

NORTH

I set the standard. Keep up.

NORTH. Costume: a referee, whistle and all. Everyone is running in circles about the plan, you are standing there chewing grass. You walked all the way around to the gate while the rest of them climbed through the hole. Your piece of the party is never one seed bigger than theirs.

08/10

PEARL

Richer than I look. Guess again.

PEARL. Costume: a bank vault. Quietly expensive. You only kept the heavy stone, and the costume shows it. You know exactly who owes you one coin because it is scratched inside your shell. Buried cosy in the mud while the loud noise up top cannot move you an inch. You tighten when the bill arrives and start counting.

09/10

TAU

I don't need the hype. You do.

TAU. Costume: a cardboard robot you built yourself, running on its own battery, because asking anyone for help was not happening. A heavy ball hits your middle and you bounce it back. An elephant walks by, you do not bow. You are glued to your spot all night and fine, totally fine, on your own.

10/10

FLARE

Too much? That's the point.

FLARE. Costume: a firework. Lit. At a volume nobody asked for. You shot through the gap the second the gate opened a hair and reignited every dying star on the way in. Falling behind one lap made you furious, so you burned extra all night. Someone else can be the steady load.