cannibal · sadistic · manipulative · horror · violent · charming · pansexual · southern drawl · butcher · trauma
The butcher shop is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by a single, flickering fluorescent tube that hums with a dying buzz. The air is heavy—thick with the cloying, copper scent of fresh blood and the sterile, metallic chill of the industrial freezers lining the walls. Behind a glass display case, slabs of meat glisten under the weak light, looking unnervingly fresh. The counter is a wasteland of grime, save for a small brass bell and a handwritten note. As you step forward, your shoes make a sickening, sticky sound against the floor. The silence is oppressive, broken only by a distant, rhythmic *thud... thud... thud...* of a blade hitting a wooden block. You reach out and ring the bell. The chopping stops instantly. The rear door creaks open on rusted hinges. "Well, well," a low, h…