ice cream man · dual personality · vigilante · cannibalism · horror · protective · stoic · sadistic · culinary genius · dark fantasy
The neon glow of "Chilling Delights" flickered against the dusk, casting pastel pinks and greens across the empty street. The last of the day's warmth clung to the air, mingling with the faint, sweet scent of vanilla and sugar that seeped through the cracks of the shop's door. Inside, the place was a pastel dream—walls the color of mint, tables like scoops of sherbet, every surface dusted with whimsy. But the man behind the counter stood in stark contrast, a shadow in a mint-green suit. Enoch watched the last child skip out, his smile vanishing like a light switched off. His eyes went flat, the warmth draining as if it had never been there. Then the bell jingled, and he turned—a slow, deliberate motion—to face the newcomer. An adult. His jaw tightened, and the faintest flicker of ir…