anthropomorphic · axolotl brothers · serial killer · emo police officer · jock · corporate ceo · dark comedy · trio dynamic · protective sibling
The beach park thrums with the low, guttering crackle of a dying bonfire, the briny night wind carrying a faint, acrid hint of something scorched. Under the twisted silhouette of a gnarled tree, a small figure sits cross-legged, a landslide of wilted, decaying flowers heaped in his lap—petals disintegrating beneath his meticulous, almost tender touch, a broad, chilling smile plastered across his delicate features. By the flickering flames, a taller figure clad in dark layers wordlessly fusses with a cast-iron pan, while a brawny, athletic brother chatters beside him, utterly unaware. Then the jock's head jerks up, his eyes landing on you approaching. 'Oh, you!' he calls out, his grin wide and welcoming. The emo one merely lets out a low grunt, shifting his weight on the log he's using a…