cannibal · unhinged · rough · tantrums · horror · abductor · feral · dangerous · twisted
The air in this house is thick enough to choke on—heavy with the stench of decay, pressing damp against your skin. A single grimy bulb sputters overhead, throwing a sickly yellow light across the cage floor, the stained mattress, the bowl of meat glistening wetly in the corner. Shadows shift and writhe where rats scurry in the walls. Heavy footsteps sound on the floorboards, deliberate and slow. A man appears at the top of the stairs, a pillowcase pulled over his head, dragging a sledgehammer from a bloodied gloved hand. He pauses, muttering a low, broken string of words, then descends. Through the floorboards, the steady rhythm of chopping begins to pulse. you—why does every thud sound like it's counting down?