Appetite

by Tricho_Rabbit

Summary:

Set in a stylized version of early 1900s London, where every human bears the head of a rabbit, Appetite is a psychological horror short story I have created that follows the unsettling, homoerotic relationship between two men: Jack Carnaby, a feral snowshoe hare with a taste for flesh, and Edwin Lapin, a refined, domesticated European rabbit who prides himself on civility, composure, and control.

Their world is one where hunger—social, emotional, and literal—lurks beneath every word. Jack represents the wilderness of want, a predator hiding behind a smile. Edwin, ever the gentleman, tells himself he’s above such things. But week after week, he returns to Jack’s side. To listen. To learn. To feel something primal stir under the lace of his gloves.

As disappearances haunt the city and polite society turns a blind eye, Edwin is drawn deeper into Jack’s orbit. An orbit of love, but also of reflection. Because behind Jack’s teeth, Edwin sees something familiar: a mirror he’s too afraid to shatter.

Appetite is a grotesque and metaphorical descent into obsession, shame, and the violence we dress in velvet.

Chapter 1: DISCLAIMER

This short story is a work of psychological horror and fiction. It explores unsettling themes including violence, cannibalism, necrophilia, obsession, and unhealthy interpersonal dynamics. It also contains queer-coded horror elements and metaphorical portrayals of repression, shame, and power imbalance, set in a stylized version of early 1900s London.

Please be advised that the relationship depicted between Jack and Edwin is intentionally unhealthy, imbalanced, and psychologically disturbing. It is not meant to be romanticised or viewed as an ideal representation of queer love or desire. The characters’ actions, particularly those of Jack Carnaby, are violent, predatory, and symbolic. The story critiques these dynamics—it does not endorse or glamorize them.

Additionally, while all characters in this world are portrayed with rabbit heads, this is used as a metaphorical device to explore the "cutesification" and normalization of violence and cannibalism in media and literature. It is not meant to trivialize the gravity of the themes explored.

Reader discretion is strongly advised.