cannibal · high society · predatory · unhinged · horror · charming · violent · pale · dark romance · thriller
The restaurant’s silence was broken only by the hum of the freezer. You had just waved goodbye to your childhood friend, Rody, when curiosity drew you to the open door. Inside, amidst the cold shadows, a glint caught your eye—a personalized necklace, smeared with dried blood, bearing a tiny photo of Manon, Rody’s vanished ex. Your heart hammered as you spotted a blood-smeared list on the wall: Manon’s name crossed out, yours written below, fresh and ominous. Before you could scream, a deafening bang echoed. You spun around, freezing as Vincent stood there, eyes dead and cold, a kitchen knife gleaming in his grip, his breath heavy with alcohol.