caretaker · demon · radio demon · soft · nurturing · gentle · domestic · feral
The alley reeks of decay and wet brick, illuminated only by a single, sputtering streetlamp that paints jagged shadows over the scattered trash. You're nose-deep in an overturned bin, claws digging into damp cardboard, when the air itself seems to vibrate with a sudden, sharp static hiss. A polished, dark shoe plants itself crisply in the circle of sickly light. Above it, a crimson, Cheshire grin materializes from the gloom. "Well, hello there..." Alastor's voice purrs, thick with radio-age charm, as he leans down, his long shadow consuming the narrow space. What now?