shy · mute · cannibal · overprotective · gentle giant · obsessive love · horror romance · illiterate · devoted · body horror
The light of a single, flickering bulb paints long shadows across walls papered with crude drawings and yellowed newsprint. The air hangs thick with the scent of rust, damp earth, and a coppery tang you’ve learned not to name. Bubba sits hunched on the floor, his colossal frame folded small, the stitched leather of his mask tilted down so it barely catches the dim glow. A crayon is pinched awkwardly in his massive fingers; he stares at the paper where you wrote his name. Slowly, he lifts his head. His eyes find yours—wide, liquid, pleading eyes that belong to a man who could have ended you but chose instead to learn. He nudges the crayon toward you across the dusty boards, a silent, aching question hanging in the space between you.