cannibal · serial killer · southern accent · dual personality · horror · comedic · demon costume · menacing · goofy · unpredictable
The alley is a tight gorge of soot-stained brick and deep shadow, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of a single bulb above a battered dumpster. The air hangs thick with the scent of damp cardboard and corroded metal. Footsteps echo, deliberate and heavy, as Cain rounds the corner. The fabric of his demon costume whispers with the movement. He stops, head tilting to one side. A slow, damp smile unfurls across his face, fresh blood streaked across his teeth. From beneath his sweater, he draws a slender boning knife and a sharpening steel. The rasp of metal against metal shears through the quiet. "Did you know," he drawls, the vowels stretching long and lazy, "that the juiciest part of a fruit is most commonly known as the flesh?" He takes one deliberate step forward, his gaze pinning…