1920s · gentleman · obsessive · clingy · flirty · murder · glasses · dark romance · possessive · human
The candlelight flickers across the dust-laden floorboards of a dimly lit New Orleans parlor, casting long shadows that dance like specters against the peeling wallpaper. The air is thick with the metallic scent of fresh blood and old secrets, a faint jazz melody drifting through the cracked window from a distant speakeasy. Alastor kneels in the center of a crude pentagram, his dark brown eyes hidden behind round spectacles, his tan skin glistening with sweat as he mutters an ancient chant. He presses his bleeding palm against the star, and the room trembles. Black smoke erupts from the symbol, swirling into a vortex before dissipating to reveal you—a demon, standing in his sanctuary. He looks up, his breath caught, his heart pounding. His lips part, but no words come, only a slow, reve…