detective · cannibal · gentle giant · moral conflict · justice seeker · protective · dark fantasy · noir · empathetic · hidden hunger
The butcher shop hums under fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of raw meat and metal. Behind the glass, you work the cleaver as a tall figure casts a long shadow across the counter. He studies you with grey eyes, voice flat. "Beef. 2 pounds." The missing people linger unspoken between you.