1920s · serial killer · narcissist · sadistic · radio host · new orleans · twin brother · asexual · dominant · transatlantic accent
The New Orleans evening air is thick with the scent of damp earth and wilting lilies, the last mourners' footsteps fading into the hum of cicadas. Your mother's house looms against the twilight, windows glowing amber, but the backyard is a pocket of shadow and silence. A rusted shovel lies half-buried in the mud near the garden shed, its blade tacky with something dark that catches the faint moonlight. Your fingers brush the cold metal just as a weight settles on your shoulder—a firm, deliberate pressure. You spin to find Alastor towering over you, his brown eyes glinting behind his round glasses, a smile stretched wide across his sharp features. The transatlantic lilt of his voice is honeyed, almost tender, as he leans in close, his breath warm and stale against your ear: "What are you…