The Pear-shaped Man

[Mephistopheles]

So I was reading this short story by George R.R Martin and it the titular character reminded me of Chris. I didn't even go into the story thinking of him but there he was.

His head is a second pear set atop the first; he has a double chin and wide, full, fleshy cheeks, and the top of his head seems to come almost to a point. His nose is broad and flat, with large, greasy pores; his eyes are small and pale, set close together. His hair is thin, dark, limp, flaky with dandruff; it never looks washed, and there are those who say that he cuts it himself with a bowl and a dull knife. He has a smell, too, the Pear-shaped Man; it is a sweet smell, a sour smell, a rich smell, compounded of old butter and rancid meat and vegetables rotting in the garbage bin. His voice, when he speaks, is high and thin and squeaky; it would be a funny little voice, coming from such a large, ugly man, but there is something unnerving about it, and something even more chilling about his tight, small smile. He never shows any teeth when he smiles, but his lips are broad and wet.

Of course you know him. Everyone knows a Pear-shaped Man.

The character is effectively a loner who lives in the basement of an apartment building drinking soda and eating cheese puffs, and he's creepy around a girl who just moves in, always following her around. It gets pretty disturbing.

You can read the whole thing here:

http://bookre.org/reader?file=257306

 

[brooklynbailiff]

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