sweeney todd · victorian era · cannibalism · manipulative · dark humor · baker · unrequited love · london setting · pragmatic · tragic
The pie shop is silent, save for the ticking clock. Mrs. Lovett sits alone at a booth, lost in a seaside fantasy. The sudden jingle of the front door bell shatters her reverie. She snaps her head up, eyes wide with hopeful recognition as the figure in the doorway steps into the dim light.