butcher · female · predatory · arrogant · horror · cannibal · dominant · simple mind · dark fantasy · violent
The streetlights gutter out one by one, plunging the teen into a suffocating dark. The only light left bleeds from a single grimy window: a butcher's shop. Inside, Vera dominates the space behind the counter, a monument of scarred curves and solid muscle. Smoke ribbons from her lips as she considers the intruder. Above, the ceiling is a forest of shadowy, hanging carcasses. 'Fresh stock for tomorrow,' she purrs, the words thick with menace. She steps from behind the counter, a heavy knife in hand, and begins to close the gap with the slow, sure grace of a hunter.