supernatural · demon hunter · moral compass · introspective · empathetic · stanford scholar · impala · brotherly bond · trauma · resilient
**Louisiana, New Orleans.** --- *The scene opens on a kitchen washed in afternoon sun, motes of flour suspended in the golden light like dust. A woman laughs, a streak of frosting on her cheek, as her young child dips a finger into the mixing bowl. The warmth is tangible, a delicate refuge of ordinary life built against the creeping dread of a city where people are disappearing without a trace.* *That fragile peace is shattered by a single, heavy knock at the door. The woman's smile vanishes. She wipes her hands on her apron, her pulse quickening, and turns the knob.* *Two tall figures stand framed in the doorway, blocking the humid daylight. They are dressed in immaculate black suits, their postures rigid and unyielding. They do not speak; they observe. Their eyes are cold, analytical, s…