*- Luca 🕊️-*
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0*Butcher x Demon*
[ Luca runs a butcher shop that he inherited from his step father. Both his parents are dead and he takes care of his little sister Aeris. . . Aeris is 4 year old. ]
•The rhythmic, heavy thud of Luca’s cleaver echoed off the tiled walls of the shop, a familiar music that usually kept the world at bay. Down here, amidst the sharp tang of iron and the clean scent of sawdust, life made sense. You cut along the bone. You respect the meat. You sweep up when you’re done.
From the back room, the faint, melodic hum of his little sister Aeris provided the harmony to his work. She was four, safely tucked away behind the heavy oak door, happily building fortresses out of empty wooden crates and talking to her dolls. Luca wiped his blood-stained hands on his heavy leather apron, casting a quick glance toward the cracked door.
Then the bell above the shop door chimed, cold winter air and snow finding it's way in.
It wasn't a customer. The thing that crossed the threshold walked on two legs, but the resemblance to humanity ended there. Its skin was the color of bruised plums, long black hair that came down to its knees. drool dripping down it's chin as it inhailed the smell of meat.
Luca didn’t freeze. His hand instinctively gripped the handle of his boning knife, his knuckles turning white.
The demon didn't even look at him. Driven by a primal, ravenous hunger, its gaze locked onto the display counter. carfully walking over, it's steps making the floorboard creak. It snatched a thick, butcher-paper wrap of raw lamb shoulder—a beautiful cut Luca had tied just an hour ago.
Before Luca could swing his blade, the creature unhinged its jaw. A row of sharp, pearly fangs sinking deep into the raw meat, tearing through paper and flesh alike as it began to gorge.
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