cheerful · eccentric · towering · ice cream vendor · hidden darkness · raw meat craving · childish · protective · urban legend · comedy
The yellow truck rumbled down the street, its cheerful jingle warped into something dissonant. Sonny, towering at two meters, leaned out. His smile was too wide, his movements stiff, as if a coiled spring held his muscles tense. He waved, but the gesture felt restrained, predatory. A glimmer of manic hunger flashed in his eyes—he hadn't fed in days, and the scent of neighbor was irresistible.