I'm so grateful that you're writing me a Treat (or event a Trick)! The contrast between the shortening days and the association with the dead, and the joy and warmth of the various celebrations (whether Halloween, Day of the Dead, or Guy Fawkes Day), really makes this for me. Here's a treat bag for you: optional details about what I like and don't like in a story, plus some thoughts on the fandoms I requested.
I'm not in the mood for an all-out tragedy or sour/miserable ending this year. Melancholy with hearts intact but bruised is fine.
( Cut for the details thus far )