Well, the headcanons keep going, guys — maybe someday I’ll write out the lore of the characters from my AU.
Strad’s habit of smelling his victims’ hair took root in his childhood and has now become an integral part of his grim ritual. This gesture takes just a few seconds, but it gives him a rush of emotions that even intimacy can’t provide. The scent of hair acts as a powerful stimulant for him — akin to nicotine: it instantly awakens forgotten memories, heightens his senses, and creates the illusion of complete control over the situation. Compared to this, intimacy seems bland and lacking true depth.
Although Strade disposes of many bodies by burning them, he doesn’t treat all of them this way: he prefers to use Bistkins for supplies in his small business. Besides engineering, he runs a shawarma stall — thanks to this, people don’t suspect he’s a maniac. He sells food in crowded places. According to the universe’s lore, people don’t accept Bistkins as part of normal society, so the disappearance of one of them doesn’t raise any concerns, while other Bistkins are forced to live in fear. Meanwhile, Strade makes a decent profit from this.
Strade has a small hobby — he collects knives of various types. This passion emerged after his return from the army, where he first saw the battlefield. Despite the experience he gained, his country ultimately suffered defeat.
Within this alternate universe, Strade took part in a war that never existed in reality. Despite his oddness, he found a loyal ally — Raven, who decided to protect her people from attacks. Over time, during one of their sorties, they were captured and taken prisoner. The captivity was brutal: they were tormented, forced to reveal all secrets and conspiracies. After spending several months there, Strade suffered severe consequences: he developed a fear of being tied up, and a mark of shame was left on his body — a kind of tattoo serving as a reminder of his guilt for his friend’s death (this detail is elaborated in the lore). In the end, he accepted himself as a loser and a true monster.
From Ren’s lore, we can understand that he came to Strad’s house as a seven‑year‑old Bistkin — an aggressive, biting child who initially snapped at everything around him. At first, Strade welcomed him warmly, practically becoming the father figure the little fox had longed to find. Unfortunately, Strade grew tired of the monotony, and when Ren turned 13, as a rite of passage into adulthood, he gifted him an electric collar. After that, Ren had nowhere to go: this man had become someone dear and the only person who had ever accepted him.
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