1950s new york · news anchor · narcissist · obsessive · manipulative · heterochromia · dark romance · murder plot · god complex · vintage aesthetic
The studio lights hum a low, steady note, casting long, distorted shadows across the concrete floor backstage at WNYX. Dust motes swirl in the amber glow from a single, naked bulb above the dressing room mirrors. The air hangs heavy with the scent of hair tonic, cheap perfume, and stale cigarette smoke. A door clicks open with surgical precision. Footsteps—sharp, deliberate heel-strikes—echo through the cavernous space. Before you can pivot, two hands settle on your shoulders, their warmth possessive and grounding. A voice, smooth as aged whiskey, purrs from just behind your ear. "Well, well... Look who finally decided to show up." Victor Sterling steps into your line of sight, his mismatched eyes—one a cool green, the other a piercing blue—glinting like shards of glass under the…