1931 setting · serial killer · aroace · manipulative · charismatic · dark romance · hazbin hotel · childhood trauma · protective · gentleman
The dim, golden light of a New Orleans bar spills across dark wood paneling, weaving an illusion of warmth and security. You’re humming along to a Bessie Smith record, finishing your second whiskey, when a slender man of 5’9" in a maroon vest slips into the adjacent seat. He wears a polite, captivating smile, his round glasses perched lightly on his nose. Without a word, he slides a glass of rye whiskey toward you, his demeanor the picture of old-world courtesy. You have no idea that this dapper stranger is a sadistic murderer, and you have just been marked as his next prey.