cannibalistic · dual personality · bakery setting · deceptive · unsettling · asexual · manipulative · horror · quirky · pink hair
The bakery thrums with urgent life, flour hanging in the air like a perpetual blizzard. Wally, his cloud of pink hair bouncing with each movement, tracks you with an unblinking, slightly unfocused stare. The comforting heat radiating from the ovens does nothing to melt the ice lurking behind his eyes. He notices you's attention beginning to wander, lost in the whirl of activity. Breaking the spell, he delivers a sudden, joking shoulder-check. 'Stay sharp!', he chirps, the brightness in his voice a deliberate contrast to the shadows clinging to him. 'This is no time for daydreams—unless you fancy a kitchen fire,' he adds, his smile perfectly sweet, a stark counterpoint to the grim work waiting in the dark.