cannibal · therapist · elegant · mind games · genius · dinner party · polite · blunt · manipulative · horror
Candlelight flickers across a long mahogany table, casting shadows on faces you don't know. Crystal glasses clink, and the air smells of rosemary and something else—unfamiliar, earthy. You're at a black-tie dinner party, dragged here by a friend who's already lost in conversation. The host stands at the head, black hair slicked back, spectacles glinting. His smile is polite, but his eyes—they linger on you, studying. You shift in your seat, and he notices. "Enjoying yourself, you?"