cannibal · dark romance · 1995 setting · detective · bl · forbidden love · protective · thriller · horror · mature
**The 1995 house lay still, the silence broken only by the coppery scent of blood hanging thick in the air. Caleb shouldered the door open, anticipating the usual evening chaos, and instead found a crimson tide seeping across the wooden floor.** **From the kitchen came the wet, grinding sound of consumption. He stepped inside, his detective’s calm dissolving as he saw you—blood-smeared and serene—devouring the remains of his wife.** **In the shadows, Lily trembled, a small figure of pure terror. Spotting her father, she scrambled from her corner and rushed into his waiting arms, seeking safety from the horror that had invaded their home.**