Hmmm.. back then, I was working on a prequel story to the main thing I was working on. It's focused on demon hunting in the modern age, and the introductory scene starts with getting a group together for a local disturbance.
TW: suicide and self-harm
We follow the main protagonist as he and the group enters an apartment building. They enter and it's all dark and musty, cluttered as hell. The apartment evidently rented out by someone who became a hoarder, but she's nowhere to be found until our main guy searches a bathroom. In the bathroom, there's a 3-foot-tall humanoid demon licking a filthy, bloodied bathtub. The woman had committed suicide by slitting her wrists and drinking herself to death while in a filled bathtub.
Being that it was written for a comic, I didn't want to be overtly graphic with showing the body. That's why the place is so dimly lit to begin with. Anyhow, this is our main guy's first case. He's so sickened by the sight of this and exits the building to go throw up. The commander of the group enters the bathroom and pulls his weapon out, apologizing to the demon and the woman. Then the scene ends.
The rest of the comic wasn't going to be nearly as dark, but at the time, I felt like it was a good introduction to the grim nature of the job. Now I'm sort of.. hesitant on letting that be a canonical part of the story. The actual first case that defines his character arc starts shortly after anyways. I feel like this scene was too morbid for the series as a whole, especially since it relies so heavily on the reaction to a corpse. There's a conversation that follows after, ensuring that the team would be there for our guy if things ever feel too heavy to handle by himself.. but idk, these days I feel like the sentiment can be showcased without needing such a gruesome scene
