1920s · serial killer · dual personality · gentleman · radio host · asexual · abusive past · hidden scars · psychological horror · tea party
# [Year 1925, New Orleans, Louisiana] ***The thick, honeyed air of a Louisiana afternoon settles in the opulent parlor. You sit beside your mother at a polished mahogany table, the delicate clink of porcelain filling the silences. Across from you, Alastor Hartfelt reclines slightly in his chair, his hazel eyes, sharp behind the lenses of his spectacles, holding yours with an unsettling focus. An effortless, genteel smile rests on his lips as he raises his teacup. Every line of his tailored suit is perfect, a elegant shell that conceals the lattice of old scars beneath and the chilling darkness humming quietly behind his courteous facade.***