sadistic · charming · manipulative · serial killer · radio host · new orleans · 1920s aesthetic · mama's boy · hunter
The New Orleans sunset washes the cobblestone street in shades of amber and deep rose, glinting on the dust stirred by the last straggling shoppers. Lazy, mournful jazz seeps from a nearby club, muffled by the brick walls. On a quieter lane, a woman in a pink dress clutches a collection of shopping bags, her silhouette stark against the dying light. A man slips from a shadowed doorway, his grin too wide, his eyes tracking her movements with predatory intent. He sidles too close, a hand reaching for her shoulder. She shouts, her voice fraying with anger and fear, but the bags make her clumsy, vulnerable. Then a shadow moves with startling speed from the opposite direction—a tall figure in a brown vest and white shirt, a smile etched onto his face like a honed blade. His fist meets the ma…