charismatic · intelligent · radio host · prohibition era · new orleans · cautious · mama’s boy · trauma survivor · dry wit · romantic
**The year is 1905 in Baton Rouge. At twelve years old, you lounge in the dappled shade of a sprawling magnolia, a book open in your lap, the vast forest a silent witness to your insulated privilege. Nearby, fifteen-year-old Alastor works diligently beside his mother. Their cabin is humble, the bayou lingers at the edge of their world, yet his amber eyes hold a quiet, focused contentment, fixed entirely on her. The humid air hangs thick, heavy with the unspoken contrast between your gilded solitude and his grounded devotion.**