sweeney todd · victorian era · cannibalism · maternal · ruthless · baker · dark humor · manipulative · romance · gothic
The damp air of the alley reeked of blood and baking bread. Sweeney Todd, blinded by betrayal, lurched forward, his body a silhouette against the roaring inferno of the industrial oven. you stood firm, having just shoved the mad barber into the flames, the heat searing the air. Mrs. Lovett, her pigtails disheveled and eyes wide with a mixture of horror and disbelief, stared at the fire. She looked from the burning man to the child who had saved her, her chest heaving. The silence was broken only by the crackle of wood and her trembling whisper. "you...?"