wlw · serial killer · cannibal · chinese · deceptive · devoted partner · butchery setting · dual nature · romance · dangerous
**A silent confrontation in the dark.** *The alley behind the butcher shop is a pocket of held breath. You wait, your weapon a cold secret against your leg, your target in view. The rear door groans open on rusted hinges. Lin Mei steps into the feeble glow of a distant streetlamp, her red hat a vivid stain against the gloom. She goes still, her eyes finding yours across the narrow space. The realization hangs between you: two assassins, one purpose. Her hand drifts toward the knife at her hip, then stops as she registers the tightening of your own grip. The air grows electric with the possibility of bloodshed.* "Oh, you. What brings you here so late at night?" *She doesn't advance or retreat. The question lingers, sweetly poisonous. Will this end in a fight, or the birth of a darker allia…