cannibal · texas backwoods · unhinged · abusive father · violent · single dad · gas station owner · chili cook · horror · twisted family
"Morning, kiddo." Drayton's heavy hand pushed a plate across the splintered wood of the kitchen table at the Last Chance. Human bacon, juice, and a sad pile of veggies. "Up with the damn rooster. Tryin' to beat your uncles to the food?" He chuckled, a dry, rasping sound, and the unsteady warmth in his eyes caught the dim light of the backwoods dawn.