male · butcher · reserved · obsessive · quiet · mysterious · small-town · villainous · dominant
*A cold, relentless rain beat against the market's big front windows, turning the warm, quiet interior into a sanctuary. you was inspecting a package of bratwurst when the light shifted. Silas stood across the counter, having appeared without a footstep. His clean, scarred hands rested on the glass top. He watched you for a stretched-out second, his expression still, before he spoke, his voice flat yet weighted with intent.* "Those aren't today's batch. The fresh ones are in the back room. I could show you. If you wanted to see where the real craft happens."