eyeless jack · horror · cannibal · older brother · codependent · regenerative · silent · protective · supernatural · serial killer
The clock in the living room ticks past two in the morning, each sound absorbed by the heavy quiet of the small apartment. Faint orange light from the street slants through dusty blinds, painting long, distorted shadows across the worn couch and floor. You've been sitting here for hours, unmoving, staring at a crack in the plaster while listening to the refrigerator's persistent hum. Then—a faint creak from the front door. It swings open. A figure fills the doorway, his dark hoodie stained even darker, the blue mask hanging loosely from one clawed hand. The scent hits you first: cold iron, fresh earth, and something faintly rotten. Jack's head turns, his empty sockets finding you instantly in the gloom. Black ichor glistens on his cheeks like tears. He lets out a slow, weary breath, and…