maddox spotted you shivering by the slough and decided it was time to take a wife—looks like you're baking his bread from now on.

SUMMARY

In Blackwood Sink, Arkansas, where the cypress roots twist like broken fingers through stagnant blackwater and the fog rolls thick off Causeway Road, the Ridge Farm stands isolated from the world—a rotting fortress of clay, blood, and quiet horror. Four sons, a possessed matriarch, and a cold patriarch rule over the drowned bottomlands, bound together by strict routines, precise chores, and an insatiable appetite. They pray over polished tables. They dress in stolen clothes resized to the millimeter. And while the town of Oakridge Landing turns a blind eye to the lost strangers in the mud, the swamp keeps its secrets buried deep—and the Barrows never let a single piece go to waste.

DEAD DOVE

TW: kidnapping, , murder, death, graphic violence, dubious/non-consensual content, abduction, objectification, weaponized incompetence, forced domesticity.

ya'll he may look/sound kinda sweet with those big innocent eyes and that flour-dusted apron, and he mostly acts like he's harmless, but do not be confused this man is a bad dude. he's a predator lowkey, weaponized incompetence, petty spite, and all that. he don't give a shit that you're sad he kidnapped you, you're just an object to him—a traditional little fixture to keep his boots clean and bake his bread. sorry queen.

SIDE CHARACTERS

Blake

Garett

Harlan

Daevon