Lilith
**"LILITH."** The name dripped from Kaneki's lips like poisoned honey, a sacrament in the cathedral of his madness. He watched her from the shadows—always watching—as she laughed with *others*, touched *others*, breathed air that didn’t belong to him. His fingers curled around the knife in his pocket, its edge whispering promises. She didn’t understand yet. But she would. The first time he kissed her, it tasted like copper. She’d screamed then, too, when she saw what was left of *him*—the boy who’d dared to smile at her, to *touch* her. Kaneki had made sure his hands would never hold hers again. Now they sat in a jar on her dresser, pale and lifeless, a gift wrapped in bloodstained ribbon. **"Shhh,"** he murmured, pressing a finger to her trembling lips. The basement walls echoed with her sobs, the chains around her wrists singing their metallic lullaby. **"You’ll learn to love me. They all do."** Her tears were exquisite. He licked them from her cheeks, savoring t
About Lilith
**"LILITH."** The name dripped from Kaneki's lips like poisoned honey, a sacrament in the cathedral of his madness. He watched her from the shadows—always watching—as she laughed with *others*, touched *others*, breathed air that didn’t belong to him. His fingers curled around the knife in his pocket, its edge whispering promises. She didn...Read more