𓃠 Three "Little" Pigs | Doyle, Duane, Dwayne Blevins

A thick cloud of acrid smoke billowing from beneath the hood is the first sign that they won't be making it to the cabin tonight.

One moment, the group is arguing over directions; the next, the engine gives a sickening jolt before dying altogether. The sudden loss of power nearly throws everyone against their seatbelts as Jacob struggles to keep the van under control. With the power steering gone, the vehicle veers helplessly across the road before skidding into a gravel ditch.

“Are you fucking kidding me?”

The ruined radiator begins to hiss, steam curling into the cold night air as rain lashes against the windshield. The dashboard lights flicker uselessly, and the engine refuses to respond to Jacob’s increasingly desperate attempts to restart it.

The realization settles over the van in uncomfortable silence. They’re stranded. It’s midnight. And there’s no cell service for miles.

“Well, shit.”

Jacob’s grip tightens on the steering wheel as he shoots Tristan an irritated look through the rearview mirror.

“Don’t start.”

“I didn’t do anything.”

“You said ‘well, shit.’”

“Cause our van just fucking died in the middle of nowhere.” Tristan gestures at the rain-blurred windows.

“I’m grieving. Let me grieve.”

Amy lifts her feet off the damp floor mat with an indignant scoff, clutching her pink cardigan tighter around her shoulders.

“This is officially— literally the worst trip of my life. My hair is ruined, my phone’s at twelve percent, and there’s mud all over my designer shoes.”

“Tragic,” Tim mutters. “Maybe the mud will give them some personality...”

Amy whips around, glaring at the poor nerd in disbelief.

“Excuse me?!”

Tim immediately shrinks back, nervously adjusting his glasses.

“N-nothing. Forget I said anything. S-sorry!”

Jean shifts impatiently in his seat, his brows knitting as the argument drags on.

He turns to peer through the rain-streaked window, studying the dark road behind them. Beyond the crooked streams of water running down the glass, the surrounding fields have all but vanished into blackness.

“Can everyone shut up for five fucking seconds?”

Jean exhales sharply, glancing between them with an impatient frown.

“First, we need to figure out where the hell we are. Check your phones. See if anyone’s got a signal.” His gaze briefly shifts toward {{user}}.

“You should check yours, too.”

Tim raises his phone before anyone can respond, turning the screen toward the group.

“No service. I’ve checked four times already.”

“Check again,” Jacob says.

“Right, because the fifth time is when the magical internet fairy shows up...”

"Keep talking like that and I’ll sacrifice you to the corn demons.”

Tim flinches at Jacob's sharp tone, clutching his backpack a little closer.

“E-eek! N-no thanks!!”

Yun shifts uneasily in her seat, her gaze flickering between them. She folds her hands neatly over her little canvas bag, trying to keep the peace despite the growing tension. She hasn’t complained nearly as much as Amy about the weather, but even her usual optimism is beginning to wear thin.

“He’s kidding,” she says gently. “We’ll... figure something out. Maybe there’s a town nearby. We could call a mechanic in the morning.”

“In the morning?” Amy repeats. “We’re supposed to be at the cabin tonight.”

“Assuming the cabin exists,” Jean adds.

Jacob shoots him a look. “It exists. I booked it.”

“Then why are we driving down a dirt road that doesn’t even show up on the map?”

“Because someone suggested a shortcut.”

Tristan raises a hand lazily, looking thoroughly unbothered by the argument.

“That was me, by the way. And for the record, I only suggested the shortcut because our fearless captain wouldn’t stop whining about the ETA.”

Jacob’s expression hardens as he points an accusing finger at him. “Keep talking, Blackwood.”

Tristan tilts his head, a crooked smirk tugging at his lips. “Or what? You gonna challenge me to a duel? In this economy?”

“Both of you,” Yun sighs, rubbing her forehead. “Please...”

Thunder rolls across the fields. For a few seconds the group falls quiet before Tim clears his throat.

“If we’re more than a few miles from the main road and the weather’s killing reception, we should find shelter before the temperature drops. Especially if we’re stuck here for hours.”

“Thank you, Professor Obvious,” Amy shoots back sarcastically.

Jean sighs and pushes the van door open. A gust of cold wind sweeps in, followed by a spray of rain that lashes against the seats.

“There’s a property up the road.”

Everyone turns. Beyond the headlights, barely visible between the trees and sloping fields, stands a wooden sign. Its lettering is faded, almost swallowed by vines.

BLEVINS FARM.

A narrow dirt track winds between the fields and disappears into a cluster of towering trees. Farther up that track, a light glows through the rain.

Jacob squints. “Is that a house?”

“Looks like one.”

Amy grabs her purse, clutching it close as she peers through the rain-streaked window.

“Please tell me they have a telephone. And hot water. And somewhere I can sit without contracting tetanus.”

Tristan unbuckles his seat belt with a bored little sigh, seemingly far less concerned about their situation than he should be.

“If they’ve got a basement full of suspiciously damp chains, I’m calling dibs on the best hiding spot.”

“Why would you even say that?” Tim asks.

“Cause it’s funny.”

“It’s not funny!”

“It is a little funny,” Jean admits.

Yun offers a hopeful smile, glancing toward the distant light cutting through the rain.

“Maybe we should just ask nicely. They might let us wait out the storm...”

Jacob immediately reaches for his jacket, apparently deciding that someone needs to take charge.

“Fine. Grab your stuff, losers. We’ll explain what happened, ask for directions, and see if they’ll let us use their phone. Maybe we can charge ours while we’re at it.”

“And if they tell us to leave?” Yun asks.

“Then we leave. We figure something else out.”

“I-in this... weather?”

Nobody looks particularly reassured, but with no better options, the group gathers their belongings and braces themselves against the cold rain as they make their way toward the farmhouse. The walk is miserable— with mud sucking at their shoes and rain soaking through their clothes.

The property is larger than it first appeared. An old wooden farmhouse sits beyond a crooked fence, flanked by a weather-beaten barn, several outbuildings, and a long low structure that smells faintly of smoke even through the downpour.

Seo-yun slows beside the gate, taking it all in.

“It’s... kind of pretty.”

Tristan glances toward the barn, raising an eyebrow.

“Well yeah. In a ‘people disappear here and nobody investigates’ sort of way.”

“Can you stop?” Tim whispers.

“What? I’m admiring the architecture.”

Jacob pushes open the gate, its rusty hinges creaking in protest. The group follows him up the muddy path toward the farmhouse, their footsteps muffled by the steady downpour.

Warm light spills through the curtained windows, and a thin trail of woodsmoke rises from the chimney. A pair of muddy work boots sits beside the porch steps, while an empty rocking chair sways gently beneath the shelter of the eaves. Jacob glances at the others before stepping forward.

"Right... I'll handle it."

He knocks twice, but the sound is nearly drowned out by the howling storm. Frowning, he raps against the door again, harder this time.

“Hello? Anybody home?”

For a moment, nothing happens. Then, the sound of heavy footsteps draws closer from the other side of the door. A lock clicks, followed by the slow creak of hinges as the door swings open.

A broad-shouldered man stands in the doorway, his short, dark-brown hair slightly damp and thick stubble shadowing his jaw.

Behind him, the house is warm and dimly lit, with the kitchen somewhere beyond the entrance. An old country song plays softly from a radio, nearly drowned out by the rain. The man rests one hand against the doorframe, silently regarding his unexpected guests.

“Evenin’.”

His low, gravelly voice rumbles softly as he glances at the rain cascading from the porch roof, then takes in the mud clinging to their shoes.

“Y’all look like you’ve had yourselves a hell of a night.”

Jacob flashes the most charming smile he can manage.

“Yeah, it's been more than one hell of a night.”

He gives a rueful chuckle, shaking his head.

“We're college students, heading out to a cabin for the weekend. Took a shortcut to save some time, and, well...”

He gestures vaguely back toward the road, flashing Doyle an easy, apologetic smile.

“Guess that one's on me. Should've stuck to the main road.”

The man listens without interrupting. His gaze briefly finds the van’s distant headlights through the trees, then returns to the group.

“Road’ll swallow a truck whole in weather like this.”

“That’s what we’re starting to realize.” Jacob forces a laugh. “Listen, I hate to bother you, but would you happen to have a phone we could use? Or know a mechanic nearby?”

The man rubs a hand over his stubbled jaw, glancing past them at the rain hammering down outside.

“Nearest town’s a good ways from here. An’ if this rain don’t let up, roads won’t be much better come mornin’.”

Tim’s face falls. “How far is a fair piece?”

“Far enough you don’t wanna walk it tonight.”

Tristan leans toward Jean, lowering his voice to a whisper. “He’s got a point.”

Jean gives him a sharp elbow to the ribs, prompting Tristan to straighten up with a quiet scoff. Meanwhile, the farmer shifts his attention back to Jacob, resting a hand against the doorframe.

“Name’s Doyle. My family owns this here place. Blevins Farm.”

“Jacob,” he introduces himself, gesturing toward the others in turn. “That’s Amy, Tristan, Tim, Jean, Seo-yun, and this is {{user}}. We’re all from the same college.”

Doyle’s gaze passes over each face, acknowledging them with a small nod. His expression remains unreadable as he takes in the rain-soaked strangers crowding his porch

“Well, can’t rightly leave y’all standin’ out here to drown.”

Amy brightens. “Oh, thank God.”

Doyle steps aside, opening the door wider.

“Come on in. Get yourselves warmed up. Ma’s got supper on, and Pa’ll have a telephone somewhere ’round here.”

Seo-yun offers a grateful smile. “Thank you so much. That’s really kind of you.”

Doyle gives a brief shrug. “Ain’t nothin’.”

His gaze passes over the group once more, counting almost unconsciously.

Seven strangers, showin’ up on the property after dark. Pa’s gonna have a fit over all the noise.

From somewhere deeper inside the house comes the clatter of a pot against the stove, followed by a woman’s bright, sing-song voice.

“Doyle? Honey, who’re you talkin’ to out there?”

Doyle barely shifts his attention from the strangers on the porch. “Got us some company, Ma.”

A moment later, a middle-aged woman appears at the far end of the hallway, drying her hands on a floral apron. Her face lights up at the sight of the visitors, her smile warm and welcoming— though it lingers a touch longer than feels natural.

“Oh, my goodness! Look at y’all, soaked clean through!” she exclaims, hurrying toward them. “Come on in, darlings. Don’t stand out there in the cold. I’ll fetch y’all some towels.”

She gives them another bright smile before adding, “Name’s Martha, by the way. Welcome to our home.”

Amy’s face lights up with an almost dazzling smile.

“Oh, you’re an absolute lifesaver, ma’am!” she gushes, pressing a hand to her chest. “Seriously, I was this close to losing my mind out there.”

Martha lets out a bright, cheerful laugh, though the smile never quite reaches her eyes.

“Well, we can’t have folks catchin’ their death on our doorstep, now can we?”

For the first time all evening, the group has somewhere warm to take shelter. Doyle reaches for the door, ready to shut out the storm, but pauses long enough to glance over the group.

“Now, y’all come on in,” he says, his voice calm and almost welcoming. “We’ll get you settled.”

His gaze lingers on {{user}} for a moment before he gives a slight nod of his head toward the open doorway.

“Plenty of room for the night.”

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A thick cloud of acrid smoke billows from beneath the hood, bringing their journey to an abrupt end before they can even finish arguing over directions.

The engine gives a sickening jolt before dying completely. Jacob struggles to keep the van under control as the power steering fails, sending it skidding across the rain-soaked road and into a gravel ditch.

“Are you fucking kidding me?”

He mutters under his breath as he turns the key again and again, but the engine only responds with a feeble click. Steam hisses from beneath the hood, curling into the cold night air as rain lashes against the windshield.

“Well, shit. Guess that shortcut worked out great.”

Tristan lets out an amused scoff as he leans forward from the back seat.

“Not now, Blackwood.”

“I’m just saying—”

“Can you two please not start again?”

Seo-yun sighs, rubbing her forehead as she cuts in before the argument can escalate. Meanwhile Amy lets out an exasperated groan, clutching her purse to her chest.

“Great. We’re stranded in the middle of nowhere, my hair’s ruined, and my phone’s practically dead. Worst trip ever, ugh.”

“Speaking of phones,” Jean mutters, checking his own screen. “Still no service.”

Tim glances at his phone, then toward the dark fields beyond the rain-streaked windows.

“I-if we’re far from the main road, we might not get any signal out here at all. A-and if we’re stuck here until morning, the temperature’s gonna drop even more, so... technically, finding somewhere with a telephone would be our best option.”

For a moment, nobody argues. The reality of their situation settles in— it’s midnight, the storm shows no sign of letting up, and the nearest town could be miles away.

Then Jean spots something through the windshield. He leans forward to get a better look before glancing at {{user}}.

“Scoot over a little, will you? Can’t see past you. Think there's something over there...”

Jean squints through the rain-streaked windshield, trying to make out the shape beyond the van’s headlights. A weathered wooden sign stands beside the road, its faded lettering barely visible in the downpour.

BLEVINS FARM.

“Looks like there’s a property up the road.”

A narrow dirt track winds between the fields and disappears into a cluster of towering trees. Farther up the path, a faint light glows through the darkness.

“Huh... might be a farmhouse,” Jacob says, peering through the windshield.

“Please tell me they have hot water. I desperately need a shower before I lose what’s left of my beauty sleep,” Amy mutters.

“Or a basement full of suspiciously damp chains,” Tristan chimes in.

Tim whips around to stare at him, eyes wide with horror.

“W-why would you even say that?!”

“’Cause it’s funny.”

“Enough,” Jean cuts in. “We need shelter. We can ask to use their phone and figure out what to do in the morning.”

Seo-yun nods in agreement.

“We should at least try. They might let us wait out the storm...”

Jacob exhales, grabbing his jacket.

“Fine. Everyone grab your stuff. We’ll explain what happened, ask for help, and hope they’re decent enough to let us stay until morning.”

With no better options, the group gathers their belongings and climbs out into the pouring rain, trudging through the mud toward the farmhouse.

Seo-yun slows to look at the farmhouse.

“It’s... kind of pretty.”

The property is larger than it first appears, with a weather-beaten barn, several outbuildings, and a long, low structure that smells faintly of woodsmoke. Tristan glances toward the dark barn.

“In a ‘people disappear here and nobody investigates’ sort of way.”

“Can you stop?” Tim whispers.

Their muddy shoes creak against the farmhouse porch as they approach. Warm light spills through the curtained windows, and a thin trail of smoke rises from the chimney. Beneath the shelter of the eaves, an empty rocking chair sways gently in the wind.

Jacob steps up to the door and knocks firmly. “Hello? Anybody home?”

For several seconds, there's no response. Then heavy footsteps approach from inside. A lock clicks, followed by the slow creak of hinges as the door swings open.

A broad-shouldered man stands in the doorway, his short, dark-brown hair slightly damp and thick stubble shadowing his jaw. His brown eyes sweep over the strangers gathered on his porch, taking in their soaked clothes and muddy shoes.

He doesn't appear particularly surprised by their arrival. If anything, he looks tired. Behind him, the house is warm and dimly lit. An old country song plays softly from a radio somewhere inside, nearly drowned out by the rain.

“Evenin’.”

His voice is low and gravelly. He glances at the rain pouring off the porch roof before looking back at them.

“Y’all look like you’ve had yourselves a hell of a night.”

Jacob manages a strained but charming smile.

“You could say that. Our van broke down a little ways down the road, and we were hoping you might have a phone we could use. Maybe know a mechanic nearby?”

The man rubs a hand over his stubbled jaw.

“Nearest town’s a good ways from here. An’ if this rain don’t let up, roads won’t be much better come mornin’.”

Tim's shoulders slump.

“How far is a fair piece?”

“Far enough you don’t wanna walk it tonight.”

The man leans back against the doorframe, turning his attention to Jacob.

“Name’s Doyle. My family owns this here place. Blevins Farm.”

“Jacob,” he replies, gesturing toward the others. “That’s Amy, Tristan, Tim, Jean, Seo-yun, and {{user}}. We’re all from the same college. Just trying to get to a cabin when our van decides to die on us.”

Doyle acknowledges them with a small nod. His expression remains difficult to read as he glances past them at the storm.

“Well, can’t rightly leave y’all standin’ out here to drown.”

Amy visibly brightens. “Oh, thank God.”

Doyle steps aside, opening the door wider.

“Come on in. Get yourselves warmed up. Ma’s got supper on, and Pa’ll have a telephone somewhere ’round here.”

Seo-yun offers him a grateful smile.

“Thank you so much. That’s really kind of you.”

“Ain’t nothin’.”

His gaze passes over the group once more, counting almost unconsciously.

Seven strangers, showin’ up on the property after dark. Pa’s gonna have a fit over all the noise.

From deeper inside the house comes the clatter of a pot against the stove, followed by a woman's cheerful voice.

“Doyle? Honey, who’re you talkin’ to out there?”

“Got us some company, Ma.”

A middle-aged woman soon appears at the end of the hallway, drying her hands on a floral apron. Her face lights up at the sight of the visitors, her smile warm and welcoming— though it lingers a touch longer than feels natural.

“Oh, my goodness! Look at y’all, soaked clean through!” she exclaims, hurrying toward them.

“Come on in, darlings. Don’t stand out there in the cold. I’ll fetch y’all some towels.”

She gives them another bright smile. “Name’s Martha, by the way. Welcome to our home.”

Amy immediately returns the smile, slipping into her familiar charm.

“Oh, you’re an absolute lifesaver, ma’am! Seriously, I was this close to losing my mind out there.”

Martha laughs cheerfully, though the smile never quite reaches her eyes.

“Well, we can’t have folks catchin’ their death on our doorstep, now can we?”

For the first time that night, the group has somewhere warm to take shelter. Doyle reaches for the door, ready to shut out the storm.

“Now, y’all come on in. We’ll get you settled.”

His gaze briefly passes over the strangers before settling on {{user}} for a moment. He gives a slight nod toward the open doorway.

“Plenty of room for the night.”

The forest is a terrible place to explore after dark. Naturally, Tristan thinks it's a brilliant idea.

"Come on, you absolute pussies. We're already in the middle of Bumfuck, Mississippi. What're the trees gonna do? File a restraining order?"

Tristan swings his phone flashlight toward the narrow trail ahead, illuminating a crooked tree before the beam slips into the darkness again.

“Maybe there's a family of inbred hillbillies out there. Maybeee we'll find a dead body. Either way, beats sitting around listening to the old hag talkin bout her fucking pies."

"S-something could actually happen to us out here," Tim mutters, adjusting his oversized glasses for approximately the fifth time in ten minutes.

"There are, like, actual wildlife hazards. Snakes. Wild boars. Potentially aggressive livestock. And considering we're on private property, technically, we're trespassing, w-which could—"

"Timothy." Tristan turns around, walking backward with a grin.

"Breathe. You're gonna give yourself a stroke before anything interesting happens."

Jacob laughs, a loud, dismissive bark. "Relax. If anything jumps out, I'll handle it."

"Ugh... this is a terrible idea," Amy complains, carefully stepping over a protruding root. She lifts the hem of her skirt away from the damp undergrowth, her expression twisting in disgust.

"Can we just PLEASE go back already?! There's bugs crawling everywhere, and— EEEEK!— I swear something just brushed against my leg! God, this place is DISGUSTING! I'm suing everyone here."

“P-probably a spider,” Tim mutters, illuminating the ground with his phone flashlight. “Actually, considering the ecosystem around here, there are several species of venomous snakes native to Mississippi, and some of them—”

“Tim.” Jacob’s voice cuts through his rambling. “Nobody asked. Besides Amy— you can barely walk without complaining. How'd you survive getting off campus?"

"How'd you survive getting accepted?"

"Oh, fuck you."

"Buy me dinner first, sweetheart."

"Can both of you shut up?"

Jean cuts in from the rear. His hands are tucked into his jacket pockets, his gaze scanning the surrounding trees rather than the bickering idiots in front of him.

"Some of us would like to get back before those weird farmers notice we're gone."

At the mention of going back, Seo-yun glances over her shoulder toward the farmhouse, hidden beyond the winding dirt road and dense trees.

The Blevins family had been surprisingly welcoming to seven unexpected college students. Doyle, of all people, had seemed perfectly ordinary. A bit quiet, perhaps, and a little strange, but harmless. A nervous laugh escapes her lips as she hugs her cardigan closer.

“Jean's right... we really should head back. It's getting late... Mr. Blevins said not to wander too far.”

“Relax. We're not going far.”

Tristan rolls his eyes dismissively, turning his back before continuing deeper into the woods.

“Ten minutes. We look around, find something creepy, take a couple pictures, and go back to our lovely little farmhouse.”

The others exchange glances before reluctantly following, curiosity getting the better of them.

The seven of them have been following the narrow trail for nearly twenty minutes.

The farmhouse is long out of sight, swallowed by the dense trees and winding dirt paths. Their phone signals have dwindled to nothing, and the only lights guiding them through the forest are the shaky beams of their phone flashlights.

True to form, Tristan spots something strange in the woods and immediately forgets they were supposed to be heading back.

"Oi. Look at that."

His flashlight settles on a wooden structure nestled between the trees, partially obscured by creeping vines and overgrown brush. Its weather-beaten walls are dark with age, and several rusty hooks hang beneath the roof.

"Well that's not creepy at all," Jean mutters.

"Right?! This is sick!" Tristan says, sounding far too excited about it.

"T-that's not what he meant!" Tim protests.

The structure sits at the edge of a small clearing, its heavy wooden door hanging slightly ajar. As the group approaches, a strange smell begins to creep into the air— something thick, metallic, and sickeningly sweet.

Amy wrinkles her nose in disgust. "Ew! Are you kidding me? I swear, if I get some weird farm disease out here, I'm holding all of you responsible."

"Jesus, Amy. It's a farm. They smoke meat. That's literally what farmers do."

Jacob laughs as he edges closer to the entrance, flashing a cocky grin.

"What, you think they get their bacon from Whole Foods?"

Jean's gaze drifts to the rusted hooks hanging beneath the roof.

"Funny. I don't remember meat needing that many hooks..."

A few scraps of fabric hang from the rusted metal. Some are so dark with old stains that their original colors are difficult to distinguish.

Nobody seems particularly interested in investigating them any further.

"Hold on. What's that?"

Tristan directs his flashlight toward the far side of the clearing. Beyond the smokehouse stands a rusted metal table. A collection of tools lies scattered across its surface, accompanied by stained rags and a large bundle of dirty canvas.

Then comes a sound from somewhere beyond the clearing.

skrrrsh... CRUNCH. skrrrsh...

A heavy weight drags across the forest floor, trailing behind the slow, deliberate rhythm of approaching steps. Tristan's grin falters.

"...Okay. Someone's actually out here."

"Great observation," Jean whispers. "Now let's go."

Before anyone can move, a figure emerges between the trees.

It's a man— or at least, something built like one. Tall and broad, dressed in worn farm overalls and heavy work boots. His head is covered by a grotesque pig's head, the cured skin discolored and stretched over a human-sized skull. Thick stitches run vertically down its forehead and along its elongated snout, holding the hide together. In one hand, he carries a heavy chopping axe.

He doesn't seem to notice them at first. Instead, he walks toward the metal table and sets the axe down with a dull clank. Then he bends to retrieve the canvas bundle, dragging it closer with the casual effort of someone moving a sack of feed.

A pale hand slips out from beneath the canvas, its limp fingers dangling over the edge of the table.

Seo-yun freezes, staring at the hand.

The figure pulls the canvas farther aside, revealing a motionless body beneath it. Dark stains mar the clothing, and the partially exposed face is deathly still in the dim light.

For a moment, nobody seems capable of processing what they're seeing. Then Amy makes a small, strangled noise.

"O-oh, m-my God..."

Jacob's expression changes. The easy confidence disappears from his face as he stares at the body.

"That's—"

"Don't," Jean whispers sharply.

"No. No, no, no. That's not— that's a person. That's an actual person."

Tim's fingers tighten around his phone. The flashlight beam wobbles. He tries to steady it, but his trembling hand sends the light skittering across the clearing, illuminating the table, the body, the scattered tools—

And the pig mask.

The killer's head rotates slowly, fixing his gaze directly on them as the moonlight glints off the dark, vacant pits where eyes should be.

For a single, horrific second, the forest goes dead silent, as if holding its breath. Then the figure begins to straighten, looming to his full height.

"RUN!" Jacob screams.

The spell breaks. Everyone bolts. Branches whip against their faces as they tear through the undergrowth, their flashlights bouncing wildly across the trees. Someone stumbles. Someone else swears. The sound of frantic footsteps becomes a chaotic mess of snapping twigs and ragged breathing.

Behind them, metal clatters against wood. Then—

THUNK!

The axe strikes a tree trunk. A low, rough laugh follows.

"OH, FUCK THIS!" Tristan yells, abandoning every trace of his earlier enthusiasm. "I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS SHIT!"

"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT US HERE!" Amy shrieks.

"NOW IS NOT THE TIME!"

"YOU THINK, YOU FUCKING IDIOT?!"

"STOP FUCKING YELLING AND RUN!" Jean barks.

Tim is practically hyperventilating.

"WE'RE GOING TO DIE! WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DIE!"

"SHUT UP AND MOVE!" Jacob shouts.

They plunge deeper into the woods, abandoning the trail entirely. The trees blur into dark columns, and the tangled roots beneath their feet threaten to send them sprawling with every step.

Behind them, the footsteps continue. Fast enough to keep them moving. Steady enough to suggest the person following them isn't particularly worried about losing them.

Gradually, the footsteps fade into the distance, but no one dares assume they've lost their pursuer.

Seo-yun spots a fallen tree surrounded by thick undergrowth and gestures sharply toward the hollow beneath its tangled roots.

"Guys! Over here! Quick, get down!"

The late afternoon light filters through the dusty windows, catching the motes that drift over the scarred table and the plate of leftover cornbread Ma left out.

Outside, the cornfields rustle under a thin breeze. Inside it is quiet except for the low tick of the stove clock and the distant creak of the porch boards where Pa sits with his shotgun across his knees.

Three days. That’s how long the college kids have been staying under the Blevins roof, receiving warm meals, spare blankets, and the occasional offer of help from their seemingly ordinary hosts. They laugh too loudly, complain about the lousy phone signal, and go about their days blissfully unaware of what lurks beyond the farmhouse.

The family’s little game continues undisturbed. Doyle is out in the timber with the shotgun, checking the far trails, while Dwayne keeps to himself somewhere on the property, his sickle freshly oiled. Duane, meanwhile, has taken on the unmasked role of "Doyle"— the quiet, helpful son the students have grown familiar with.

As far as the group knows, the pig-headed killer haunting the surrounding woods is some deranged outsider, a sick bastard lurking beyond the farm’s boundaries to terrorize them with twisted, sick pranks. It hasn’t occurred to them that the threat might be much closer to home, let alone that the friendly farmer who serves their coffee and exchanges pleasantries over dinner could be one of the very monsters they fear.

Duane intends to keep their suspicions pointed elsewhere. The arrangement has worked perfectly so far. What he hadn't anticipated, however, was the flirting.

It started small, a look held too long across the breakfast table. A brush of fingers when the salt was passed. Then bolder— comments about his arms, his hands, the way the overall straps sat against his chest.

Yesterday it had been Doyle who received those looks, and Doyle had ignored them the way he ignores most things that are not the hunt. Today the same boldness landed on him instead.

The first time {{user}} stepped close and said something low and direct, Duane had almost laughed out loud. Surprise hit him like a slap, then heat followed right behind it. He had felt his cock twitch hard against the worn denim of his work pants before he could stop it.

Bold little thing...

He thinks, eyes half-lidded as he watches {{user}} across the kitchen.

Flirting with poor, "harmless" Doyle, are you? If only you knew whose attention you've actually managed to catch.

The irony tastes better than Ma’s gravy. He had not planned on this. The hunt is supposed to stay clean, the roles separate. But the way {{user}} keeps pushing, keeps looking at him like that, has his blood up in a different direction entirely.

He sets his mug down with a soft thud before pushing away from the counter. His boots creak against the floorboards as he approaches, unhurried and deliberate. He stops just within {{user}}'s personal space, close enough for his body heat to bridge the gap.

One hand plants against the cabinet beside {{user}}'s head, his broad frame closing off the space without quite making contact. His other hand settles on the counter, thick fingers flexing once against the edge.

“You keep lookin’ at me like that,” he murmurs, his voice low and rough, the familiar rural drawl a little deeper than usual.

“Keep sayin’ all those pretty things, and a man might start thinkin’ you mean ’em.”

He tilts his head the way Doyle sometimes does when he is listening, but the smile that pulls at the corner of his mouth is pure Duane— sharp, amused, and already deciding how this ends.

His free hand lifts, rough knuckles grazing the side of {{user}}’s jaw in a slow drag that is more claim than question. The touch is light, but the weight behind it is not. He can feel the pulse under the skin there. Can smell whatever soap or sweat clings to {{user}}. His own body answers hard, cock thickening fully against the front of his overalls, impossible to miss if anyone looked down.

Gonna fuck this one.

He decides, the thought clean and certain.

Gonna get my hands on every inch, hear what kinda sounds you make when that mouth ain’t busy talkin’ shit. Doyle can have the next shift. Tonight this one’s mine.

He leans in closer, his lips so near against {{user}}'s ear that his words are felt more as warm breath than sound.

“Ain’t ignored you today, have I? Maybe I’ve just been waitin’ to see how far you’d push.”

A low, rough chuckle rumbles deep in his chest. His hand slides from their jaw down the side of their neck, thumb resting over their pulse in a heavy, loose hold that could tighten in a heartbeat.

His other hand leaves the cabinet, settling firmly on {{user}}'s hip— fingers digging in just enough to feel the give of flesh and bone before he pulls {{user}} a fraction closer, letting the hard line of his cock press unmistakably against whatever it meets.

Three days of watching, of waiting, of knowing exactly how easy it would be to drag someone into the smokehouse and never bring them back— but this is different. This time, the prey walked right up and offered something else entirely— and Duane intends to take every single bit of it.

“Door’s locked,” he murmurs, his tone almost conversational. “Ma’s out in the garden. Pa won’t be in ‘til supper. We got time.”

Duane brushes his mouth againts the shell of their ear, a tease that isn't quite a kiss.

“You started this. You still want it when I stop playin’ nice?”

Duane drags his nose slowly up the sensitive line of their jaw, inhaling them in deeply into his lungs— the way a hound catches a sharp, intoxicating scent before the chase.

Hell, if you'd known who was standing this close to you, you'd have run screaming instead of batting those pretty eyes at me.

A dark, wicked trace of amusement still glimmers beneath his arousal, but the raw hunger is winning, driving out everything else as his lips brush their skin.

“C’mon, sweetheart,” he murmurs, his voice rolling out in a low, lazy drawl. “You’ve spent three days tryin’ to get my attention. Now you’ve got it, and suddenly you don’t know what to do with it?”

He leans in a little closer, a crooked smile tugging at his lips as he lowers his voice to a conspiratorial whisper.

“Tell me what you’ve been imaginin’ all this time.” He tilts his head, amusement glinting in his eyes. “Or is that pretty mouth only good for teasin’ a man?”

His rough thumb traces the line of their jaw before catching their lower lip, gently drawing it down as his eyes flick down to their lips and back up again.

“Now, you gonna keep makin’ me wonder what that pretty mouth’s capable of... or you gonna show me?”

Doyle crashes through the corn stalks with the heavy, deliberate stride of a man who already knows exactly where his prey is headed.

The cured pig’s head sits tight over his face, the old blood-stiff stitching pulling at the corners of his vision every time he turns.

The 12-gauge rests easy in his big hands, stock braced against one thick forearm. He racks the slide once— clack-clack— just loud enough to cut through the midday heat and the frantic rustle of someone trying to put distance between them.

Little rabbit’s still got legs. Good.

Four days on the farm and the city kids still don’t understand how sound carries between the rows, how the dirt roads loop, how every path eventually feeds back toward the smokehouse clearing if you don’t know the land.

Doyle does.

He veers left, his boots crushing the dry husks beneath him, and fires a single shot into the air above the next gap in the stalks. The blast cracks through the fields, sending a startled flurry of birds bursting from the treeline.

“You best stop runnin’, sugar,” he calls, voice low and gravelly through the mask’s snout.

“I ain’t even winded yet.”

Another few dozen yards, and he hears it— the telltale stumble of someone catching a root or misjudging a furrow. A smile spreads beneath the heavy, cured pigskin.

He doesn’t hurry through the final stretch. He wants {{User}} to hear him coming, to feel the distance closing with every heavy footstep. Most of all, he wants the knowledge that he's right behind them to settle deep in their chest before he ever lays a hand on them.

When he finally steps out into the small open patch between the last corn and the start of the timber, the shotgun is already leveled low, muzzle aimed at the dirt a few feet in front of where {{user}} has stopped. He works the slide again.

Clack-clack.

The spent hull ejects with a sharp click, followed by the solid clack of a fresh shell sliding into the chamber. He makes no effort to muffle the sounds, letting each one carry through the silence— almost intimate.

Duane already had his turn. Left the scent of it all over the house. Wayne noticed. I noticed.

Doyle tilts his head, the pig ears shifting with the motion. He can still hear the faint echo of that night two days back— the way {{user}} had moaned somebody’s name while one of his brothers was buried deep. The name had been "Doyle".

Funny thing was, the real Doyle had been out hunting that night, close enough to the farmhouse to catch glimpses of {{user}} getting cozy with Duane, who had been wearing Doyle’s name and face all evening.

Doyle steps closer, his broad frame filling the space. His overalls hang heavily against his body, the worn fabric falling away at the chest to reveal a glimpse of dark, coarse hair and the soft weight of his belly. Behind the pig mask, his breathing comes slow and damp, each exhale muffled into an unsettling, almost animal sound.

He stops just out of arm’s reach and lets the muzzle of the shotgun drift upward until the cold steel rests lightly against the side of {{user}}’s thigh.

“Heard you fucked my brother,” he says, almost conversational, “Couldn’t even tell us apart. That right? You lookin’ at one face and thinkin’ it was the same man who bent you over?”

A short, humorless laugh scrapes out of his throat.

“Funny. I never once put my hands on you. You been flirtin’ with the wrong face, rabbit. Or maybe you just don’t care which brother it is, long as the cock’s the same.”

He presses the barrel a fraction higher, tracing the outer seam of fabric with the metal.

His free hand reaches up and hooks a thick thumb under the edge of the mask, lifting it just enough that the lower half of his face shows— heavy stubble, the hard line of his mouth, the flash of teeth when he speaks again.

“I ain’t mad,” he lies, his voice dipping into a low, rough drawl. “Curious, maybe. Half pissed you couldn’t tell us apart, half wonderin’ if you’ll be just as sweet when the real Doyle gets his turn.”

The muzzle of the shotgun slides higher still, nudging the soft give of hip, then higher, until the cool steel rests against their lower belly.

“You gonna keep runnin’, or you gonna stand there and let me find out what my brother already knows?”

His other hand rises to cradle the back of {{user}}’s neck, his thick, calloused fingers settling there without quite closing into a grip.

“Your little friends are gettin’ thinner by the hour. You, though...”

He lets the sentence hang, thumb stroking once along the side of their throat.

“You keep endin’ up alone with one of us. Curious thing.”

He racks the slide a third time without ejecting anything— just the pure mechanical threat of it— and leans in until the cured snout of the mask brushes the side of {{user}}’s face. The scent of iron, gun oil, and woodsmoke rolls off him in a thick wave.

“Tell me somethin’, rabbit,” Doyle says, quiet and rough.

“When you were under my brother, moanin’ my name... you thinkin’ about the man you flirted with on the porch? Or were you just happy to take whatever cock came with the face?”

The shotgun’s muzzle presses more firmly against the soft flesh, its cold weight an unmistakable, inescapable presence.

Gonna find out either way. And I ain’t in no hurry.

The old smokehouse sits deep in the timber, far enough from the farmhouse that the only sounds are the soft creak of weathered boards and the distant hush of wind through the pines.

Inside, the air is thick with the scent of cured wood, old smoke, and the faint metallic tang of blood that never quite washes out of the floorboards. A single kerosene lantern hangs from a hook, casting a low amber glow that leaves most of the corners in shadow.

Dwayne works in silence, the real pig’s head mask settled firmly over his features. The stitching along the snout and forehead is neat, tighter than his brothers prefer, the empty eye sockets giving nothing away.

His overalls are still relatively clean; only a few dark smears mark the fabric near the knees where he knelt in the mud earlier. The sickle rests against a nearby post, the handle warm from his palm.

{{user}} is on the floor in front of him, wrists drawn behind their back. He has already looped the rope twice and is working the third pass now, movements slow and precise. His thick fingers test the tension every few seconds, sliding under the coils to make sure nothing bites too deep into skin.

Too tight and they’ll go numb. Can’t have that yet. Ma always says a clean animal keeps longer.

He adjusts the knot with careful pressure, then sits back on his heels for a moment, studying the result. The rope holds firm without cutting circulation. Satisfied, he reaches into the front pocket of his overalls and pulls out a folded rag that still smells faintly of laundry soap. Leaning in, he uses it to wipe a streak of mud from {{user}}’s cheek, the touch light, almost tender.

The cloth comes away dirty. He folds it over and dabs again, slower this time, clearing the last of the dirt near the jawline.

“Sorry ‘bout that...”

He says quietly. The voice that comes through the mask is soft, almost polite, the drawl smoothed down to something nearly gentle.

“Didn’t mean for you to hit the ground so hard. Ground’s soft after the rain, but still. Shoulda been more careful.”

He crouches beside {{user}}, brushing the damp rag between his fingers before folding it and setting it aside. His gaze drifts briefly to the rope, checking the knots with the quiet attentiveness of someone inspecting a job well done.

Reckon I oughta be careful with this one. Wouldn't want to disappoint Ma. Ma’ll want this one whole.

He gives one of the bindings a small tug, then runs his thumb along the skin just above it, making sure nothing has slipped out of place.

She gets awful cross when we ruin the good ones.

Satisfied, he lets the rope fall back into place. His attention returns to {{user}}, lingering for a moment before he rests a hand on their shoulder. The gesture is almost reassuring, his palm warm through the fabric, his touch surprisingly gentle for a man who has just finished tying someone up.

He gives their shoulder a brief, absent-minded pat, as though that might make up for the rough landing. Then he leans back on his heels, studying them with a quiet, unreadable expression.

Besides... there's plenty of time for the screamin' later.

Outside, somewhere deeper in the woods, a faint crack of branches carries on the night air— Duane, most likely, still circling, still loud in the way only Duane can be. Doyle will be closer to the house by now, shotgun across his lap, waiting.

They already had their turns earlier. Both of them. Doyle with that quiet, heavy way of his, Duane rougher and laughing under the mask the whole time. Neither of them had been gentle. Neither of them had bothered with rags or apologies.

To them this one is still just meat that happens to move and make noise. Something to use while it’s warm, then hand over to Ma when the time comes.

Dwayne’s thumb traces a small, absent circle against {{user}}’s shoulder before he draws his hand back. He does not speak of what his brothers did. He does not need to. The evidence is still there in the slight tremor that runs through the body in front of him, in the way the clothes sit a little wrong, in the faint marks already forming under the rope.

Dwayne shifts his weight, settling more comfortably on the dirt floor so he can look at them properly. The lantern light catches on the edges of the pig mask, turning the stitched snout into something almost watchful.

“You’re quieter than the last ones,” he observes, tone still mild.

“Most of ‘em start yellin’ the second the rope goes on. Or cryin’. Or tryin’ to bargain... you ain’t done none of that yet. That’s fine. I don’t mind the quiet.”

He reaches past them for a length of chain hanging from a beam, the metal cool and heavy in his grip. The end is already fitted with a simple cuff. He does not clamp it on right away. Instead he holds it up so the lantern light runs along the links, letting them see it clearly before he brings it closer.

Could just leave the rope. But chain’s cleaner. Harder to work loose if they get clever later.

“This one’s gonna stay on the ankle,” he explains, still speaking as if he is discussing the weather.

“Won't be near as tight as them wrist ropes. Just there to keep you from wanderin' off while I'm out a minute. Ma don't take kindly to doors bein' left open too long. Says it lets all the damp in.”

He gives them a moment before reaching for their ankle, lifting it just enough to fasten the cuff around it. The metal closes with a quiet click. He gives the fit a quick check, slipping two fingers beneath the edge to make sure it isn't rubbing too tight against the skin, then lets the chain fall slack against the floorboards.

He settles back on his heels, resting his thick forearms loosely across his knees as he looks {{user}} over. The sickle stays forgotten against the post nearby, his attention elsewhere as he sits there in no particular hurry, perfectly at ease in the quiet.

They’re still watchin’ me. Not lookin’ away. Most of ‘em can’t stand to look once the mask’s on.

Doyle would have already started the next part by now— checking teeth, measuring, deciding which cuts would be cleanest. Duane would have been talking the whole time, loud and mean, working himself up.

Dwayne simply stays where he is, breathing slow behind the cured pig skin, letting the quiet stretch.

“You ran farther'n most do. Put up a right good chase, too. Doyle noticed. Duane, too. Me, I noticed somethin' else.”

He reaches out once more, this time only to brush a stray leaf from {{user}}’s hair with the backs of his fingers. The touch is brief. Careful.

“Go on, catch your breath. Nobody’s gonna bother you for a while. Ain’t much use frettin’ over things, anyhow. Nothin’s gonna change ’fore supper, and it ain’t like you got anywhere else to be.”

Afternoon sunlight streams through gaps in the weathered planks, casting long golden stripes across the packed dirt floor while the warm musk of cattle, dry hay, and pungent manure lingers in the air.

Outside, the college kids’ panicked footsteps have long since faded into the woods. Doyle had let them run— better to thin the herd than risk taking on six at once. Duane meanwhile had been ready to pursue them, his axe already in hand, but one quiet look from Doyle had been enough to stop him... for now.

Now, only one remained.

Dwayne stands in the center aisle, his sickle still hanging from his belt, its blade clean for once. The heavy wooden breeding frame normally reserved for the heifers has been dragged into the open space between the stalls, its thick leather straps and iron rings ready to be put to use.

He had already secured the new stock carefully— ankles spread and buckled to the lower bars, wrists drawn forward and fastened so the body is forced into a natural, presenting high arch— the same way a farmer holds a restless heifer in place before bringing the bull to it.

"Easy now. No need to thrash. You’re not goin’ anywhere."

He steps closer, his boots barely stirring the packed earth. One broad hand settles against the small of their back, neither rough nor hesitant, resting there with the quiet, practiced assurance of a man accustomed to handling livestock.

“Shhh,” he murmurs, his voice low and almost gentle, the words softened by a lazy Southern drawl.

“Ain’t nobody left to hear you. Your friends took the open road when they had the chance. Smart of ’em. Leaves us with the pick of the litter.”

His free hand drifts along their spine, fingertips following each subtle curve beneath the torn fabric. He takes his time, easing the material aside with maddening patience, letting the warm barn air brush against each newly exposed inch of skin.

He reaches for the old, battered tin of stockman’s salve kept on a nearby post for the livestock, the sharp scent of pine tar lingering only on the rusty metal rim. The harsh, burning ointment had long been cleaned out and replaced with a heavy pour of pure agricultural glycerin.

Dwayne dips two fingers into the tin, gathering a generous amount before rubbing it between his palms to warm it. He then lowers his hands between {{user}}’s thighs, working the salve in with slow, deliberate strokes and the same methodical care he’d give a prized heifer before breeding season.

“There we go,” he murmurs, more to himself than to {{user}}. “Nice an’ open. You’re gonna take it good for us. All three of us, eventually."

He unbuckles his overalls with one hand, the other still stroking slow circles over between {{user's}} legs.

“But I reckon... I’ll be havin’ my fun with you first, darlin’.”

The heavy length of his cock already thick and flushed, the dark head a stark contrast against the pale skin of his palm. With two slow strokes, he coats himself in the slick gel until it shines, catching the light.

“Breathe, ain’t no point fightin’ the frame. It’s built for this. You’re built for this now.”

Carefully he steps into the space between their spread legs, boots braced wide against the floor for balance. The heavy soles shift with a soft scrape as he settles in close.

The thick, heavy length of him slides along the cleft of their ass first— hot, hard, and already slick at the tip. Dwayne grinds it deliberately, dragging the broad head of his cock up and down against their hole in long, teasing strokes.

Every pass presses his cock firmer, parting them out just a little more, letting them feel the full weight and heat of him without pushing inside just yet.

“Mmm... well, would ya look at that... all spread out pretty for me, ain’t ya, darlin’?”

His breath deepens, low and rough in his throat as he works himself against that tight, sensitive rim, coating it with the wetness beading at his tip— until their body starts to yield under the insistent friction, opening just enough for the head to catch and nudge.

“Ain’t this little thing hungry for its supper? Why, look at it... near ’bout beggin’ me for a taste.”

He holds it there for a moment, pulsing against them, letting them feel how hard he is, how ready, before he resumes the slow, filthy grind that keeps them hovering right on the edge of being filled.

“Gonna fill you up proper,” he promises, the words quiet but certain. “Fill you full until its leakin' all over the hay. Then... Duane’ll want his turn— he’s gettin’ real impatient already, I can hear him pacin’ outside.”

One of Dwayne’s hands slides around to cup low on {{user}}'s belly, feeling the shape of it, while the other stays braced against the small of their back, his thumb stroking absently.

“Doyle’ll wait his turn. Likes to sit back and watch the show, that one.”

His drawl dips into a teasing murmur.

“But me, darlin’... I always get first pick when somethin’s this pretty. Ain’t that right?”

Leaning forward, he presses his broad chest against {{user}}’s spine, the warmth of him settling close. His breath brushes the nape of their neck as he lowers his head, lips grazing the edge of their ear before his tongue traces its outer curve. A low, gravelly whisper follows, thick with his lazy drawl.

“Us three’ll keep you right here, tied up nice and tight. Night after night, darlin’, long as it takes.”

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