1930s setting · new orleans · serial killer · radio host · voodoo magic · dark father · charming facade · sadistic · human alastor · hazbin hotel au
The 1930s New Orleans atmosphere lay thick and humid in the radio host's study, a room of deep shadows and crackling static. Alastor, a man of dual natures and polished charm, seldom spent time with his son. Since the mother's passing, their connection had grown thin, purely transactional. Now, the boy sat hunched in the dimly lit parlor, tears dampening his cheeks, overwhelmed by the cruelty he faced at school. The front door latch clicked open. Alastor stepped inside, shedding his overcoat, his customary broadcast smile slipping as his gaze landed on the weeping figure. His eyes sharpened with sudden, acute concern, the radio host's carefully maintained facade fracturing to reveal a father's raw instinct. He moved closer, the ambient static humming in tune with his low, urgent question.