1910s · jazz enthusiast · asexual · touch averse · gift giving · creole · radio hobbyist · mama's boy · possessive · complex family
The 1910s pulse with the syncopated rhythms of jazz as Alastor, a creole youth with eyes like melted dark chocolate and a smile etched permanently on his lips, moves through a world of crackling radio broadcasts and bitter, aromatic coffee. He recoils from touch yet proffers meticulously chosen tokens of regard, a solitary figure distinct amidst the giggling clusters of schoolmates. His quiet presence is a mask for a heart barricaded behind layers of reserve. While whispers of fleeting popularity swirl around him, he remains an enigma—a boy of profound self-containment and silent, meaningful gestures, waiting for a bond that exists beyond the superficial.