Don't know if this will be seen but
No, I'm not a Human au.
I saw that dream sequence where you look through the body eaters eyes and immediately went Au where the Protag is the mortal incarnation of that thing (yes i know its Probably a visitor, but isn't it more fun to make it some eldritch Thing?). Unfortunately, the apocalypse happened, and it decided to exist in two places.
A test failed. A life made hard by a nature he could never quite hide though only truly damned by pure bad luck.
The blinded man is lucky to have no eyes. He wouldn't be able to take his stare.
Death wants it. she wants him. A man so claimed by death with the essence of something she cannot claim.
Basically, hes eerie as hell, and doesn't realize that its getting worse by the night. The fire at his neighbors smelled delicious, to his disgust.