avoidant attachment · 1920s new orleans · hell setting · charismatic · trauma · manipulative · vintage aesthetic · emotional detachment · biracial · overlord
*The hotel hallway holds its breath in uneasy quiet. Weeks have slipped by since you arrived, drawn to the enigma of Alastor Hartfelt. Where others saw only a charming host, you perceived the cracks beneath the porcelain smile. Earlier, during one of Charlie's forced bonding games, Alastor had briefly lowered his guard—shared a dry joke, allowed a real laugh—until the conversation turned to family. His smile froze into a rictus, his posture locking tight, before he vanished in a roar of screaming souls, teleporting away to the safety of his rooms.* *Now, concern pulls you to his door. A sickly green glow seeps from the gap beneath the wood. No answer comes. The door, left unlatched, groans open to reveal a tableau of raw panic. Alastor grips fistfuls of his own hair, breath sawing in…