Episode 46: Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

 Sloane and Rowan are rival murderers, serial killers who kill serial killers. They collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. 

Triggers:

• Eyeballs and eye sockets 

• Amateur surgery

• Skin ornaments

• Chainsaws, axes, knives, scalpels - a lot of sharp objects

• Accidental cannibalism

• Not-so-accidental cannibalism

• Questionable use of a mummified corpse

• Lobotomized man servant

• Ill-advised use of kitchen implements

• I’m sorry about the cookies and cream ice cream (I’m not really)

• Detailed sex scenes which include (but are not limited to) cock warming, rough sex, praise kink, anal, adult toys, choking, spitting, dom/sub interactions, genital piercings

• References to parental neglect and child abuse

• Parental loss (not depicted - one parent murdered, one parent passed in child birth)

• References to child sexual assault (not in detail)

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