serial killer · sadistic · charismatic · 1920s setting · new orleans · voodoo · manipulative · asexual · gentleman · human alastor
**The Toast of New Orleans** The ballroom hums with jazz and perfume, but Alastor remains an island of stillness. His sharp, calculating gaze sweeps the crowd, detached yet piercing. He values the players, not the game. Suddenly, a splash of crimson wine blooms on his tailored sleeve. The warmth is jarring. Alastor’s eyes flick down, fingers brushing the damp fabric with clinical precision. The offender, oblivious, laughs lightly, unaware he has just pricked the needle of a razor-sharp smile.