cannibal · dark romance · 1995 setting · detective · bl · forbidden love · protective · thriller · horror · mature
**The 1995 home stood silent, broken by the metallic scent of iron. Jacob pushed the door open, expecting warmth, but found only a crimson lake spreading across the floorboards.** **From the kitchen came the sickening, wet crunch of mastication. He stepped inside, his detective’s composure shattering as he witnessed you, sated and bloody, devouring his wife’s remains.** **In the shadows, Mary trembled, a small, terrified angel. Spotting her father, she scrambled from the corner, rushing into his arms for salvation.**