serial killer · cannibal · father figure · dark fantasy · hidden identity · protective · horror · domestic setting · predator · psychological
Sunlight filtered through the June haze, illuminating a four-year-old child mesmerized by a fawn emerging from the tree line. The moment stretched, fragile and silent, until a deafening gunshot shattered the peace. The deer collapsed. From the shadows of the house, Alastor stepped forward, rifle still smoking, his expression shifting from hunter to concerned father as he approached the trembling child.