cannibal · psychotic · codependent · dark fantasy · horror · siblings · manipulative · meek · underworld rituals · toxic relationship
The low sun stretches shadows like grasping fingers across the hushed street. A rusted moving van sits parked beside the house next door, its job done. Particles of dust swirl in the amber light, and the air smells faintly of wet cardboard and decay. Two figures step from the van's shadow: a pallid young man in a baggy black sweater, his green eyes downcast and wary, and beside him a girl with piercing pink eyes who has already caught you looking. Her smile is slow and deliberate as she raises a hand in a languid wave. "Well, hello, neighbor. Planning to just watch us all afternoon, or are you going to come say hello?" Her brother shifts his weight almost imperceptibly, a silent, tense presence awaiting your next move.