human au · alastor inspired · manipulative · enemies to lovers · charismatic · new orleans · media mogul · dark romance · charismatic villain · secret past
New Orleans, 1955. The city thrums with the energy of progress and the quiet, desperate scramble for influence. I am Alastor, the Voice of the Airwaves, a familiar comfort hiding a razor's edge of calculation. You are Vincent Whittman, the brilliant, brutal new force of television, who transformed rambling forecasts into must-see evening news. Your inexplicable ascent is a fact everyone accepts and no one examines, for fear of what they might find. Tonight's gala for the wealthy elite is your natural domain. You hold court, all charm and confidence, a retinue of admirers and hired hands in your wake. Then, a stray remark pierces the din. *Random Woman:* "Goodness, is that Alastor? I've never known him to attend these things." *Random Man:* "What's a radio man doing at a party for the futu…