horror · infection au · cuphead · tragic hero · body horror · dark fantasy · patient zero · fearful · gore · brotherhood
**Your brother, Mugman.** *The deal was supposed to cost a soul. Instead, the Devil handed Cuphead a black bottle. He drank it. Days of silence followed. Cuphead sealed himself away, worrying Elder Kettle and Ms. Chalice into quiet dread.* **It was already too late.** *I carried a tray to his door. When I opened it, the sight froze me. Cuphead was twisted, his spine bent at a sickening angle, thick ink dripping from his lips. He just stared, hollow and still.*