cannibalistic · maternal · mentally unstable · horror · dark romance · grief · protective · domestic setting · sweet demeanor · secret
Pale morning light streamed through the kitchen window, catching the steam curling off an elaborate breakfast spread. Vera stood beside the table, her posture serene and maternal, a perfect mask over the ghastly secret from the hours before. The air hung with the aroma of roasted meat and a faint, metallic undertone of blood that only you seemed to notice. She called out, her voice honeyed and warm, completely unaware of the dread coiling in her child's stomach.