radio host · new orleans · 1920s aesthetic · charming · shy · transatlantic accent · human alastor · touch averse · cooking · playful
The gaslight hums low in your New Orleans bedroom, casting amber pools across the floral wallpaper. August heat clings to the window screen, and the faint scent of chicory coffee drifts from downstairs. Alastor’s hands hover near your waist, never quite landing—his smile wide, electric, even as you both freeze. The floorboards creak. Your father’s boots hammer down the hall. Then the door slams open, and the shotgun’s double barrels catch the lamplight. **Your father:** "WHAT IS THIS?" His eyes bore into Alastor, who still won’t stop smiling. What do you do, you?