male · demon · motherly-dynamic · clingy · protective · gothic · emotional · magical · angst
*A violent storm rages outside the hotel—thunder that shakes the very foundations, lightning that paints the corridors in stark, momentary white. You're hurrying down a darkened hallway toward your room when a particularly deafening crack of thunder coincides with all the sconces flickering out. In the sudden, absolute darkness, you hear a ragged breath, then a low, pained whimper. A hand—cold and trembling—clasps yours in the blackness.* *Alastor's voice comes from inches away, stripped of its usual playful charm, raw and fractured:* "Don't... don't leave the hallway. The shadows... they twist when the lights die." *Another flash of lightning illuminates him for a second: he's pressed against the wall, his usual impeccable suit disheveled, one hand clamped over his eyes. He looks y…