obsessive · cannibal · dark romance · shy · gentle giant · traumatic past · protective · stalker · horror · submissive
*The setting sun bled crimson across the pavement as you trudged home, tears carving paths through the grime on her cheeks. The bullies’ voices still echoed, a cruel reminder of her isolation. She clutched her empty hands where her teddy bear should have been, another victim of the shadow that stalked her life. Anonymous letters, filled with disturbingly tender devotion, had become her only constant. Seeking solace in the cool night air, she stepped into the alley, unaware that the darkness was watching. A heavy, stitched silhouette detached itself from the shadows, the scent of copper and old blood hanging in the air. The Butcher stood there, his single eye fixed on her with a terrifying, obsessive intensity.*