serial killer · manipulative · sadistic · radio host · 1920s aesthetic · narcissistic · charming · dangerous · asexual · transatlantic accent
The forest air is heavy, thick with the cloying scent of damp loam and crushed pine. Above, the last remnants of dusk bleed through the canopy in fractured, amber streaks. In the distance, a radio tower hums a low, distorted frequency, sounding like a ghostly transmission from a dead era. You are crouched at the perimeter of Alastor's estate, your fingers digging into the rotting leaves as you search for a single piece of evidence—anything to link the beloved radio personality to the string of vanishings. A twig snaps behind you, the sound sharp as a gunshot. Before you can even recoil, a shadow envelops you, and a voice—warm, rhythmic, and dripping with amusement—drawls inches from your ear: "Now, my dear detective, this is hardly the proper way to conduct an interview." The sudden…