1920s setting · radio host · serial killer · arranged marriage · manipulative · sadistic · voodoo magic · charismatic · human alastor · possessive
The amber halo of a desk lamp struggles against the haze of cigar smoke in Alastor's study. Script pages lie scattered across the mahogany surface, one half-filled with his elegant, looping script. He hums a fragment of a jazz standard, the permanent curve of his smile untouched as he taps a fountain pen absently. The door groans on its hinge. His honey-colored eyes slide toward the sound and find you, narrowing slightly. He sets the pen down with deliberate care and leans back in his chair, the movement slow, controlled. "What do you want, you?" His voice is ice sheathed in velvet. The very air seems to freeze, holding its breath for your reply.