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During a gala hosted for local media representatives, Vincent Whittman meets the dazzling radio star and toast of New Orleans, Alastor Dubois.
Although he grapples with his own guilt-ridden conscience and the murderous secret behind his success, Vincent begins to fall for the mysterious man. But his obsession with the radio star leads him to find out a horrifying truth about Alastor, which could either bind them together forever or destroy their relationship.
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My take on the human, murder media, murder husbands AU we all want
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25 May 2026
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The year is 1989. Vox and his closest friend Alastor have maintained a strong allegiance for decades. Thus far, Vox has been the Radio Demon’s biggest admirer and protégé, always more than a few steps behind; always wanting more than friendship. The 80s bring with them a new era for televisual media - TV is finally becoming king, threatening to cause a rift between the two friends. Vox, desperate to keep Alastor in his life, doubles his romantic efforts. Alastor, desperate to maintain control and power, decides to indulge them.
A story in which Vox finally gets the man of his dreams: a flighty wicked demon who loves to push his buttons. A story about true friendship, true love, even - but also about how it eventually has to end in tears. A story about how there may be potential to salvage it, after all. Only time can tell.
28/Dec/25 - Fic is currently being edited chapter-by-chapter for some refinements & minor structure improvements. Progress: 3/16 chapters done
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- Part 2 of Not A Temporary Love
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07 May 2026
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An au in which Vox never made the offer for a partnership and his relationship with Alastor was allowed to bloom into something more.
It takes place in the modern day. Alastor and Vox are secretly in love and they get engaged. Due to the nature of their established rivalry and Alastor's reputation as a heartless, cold-blooded killer, no one believes he agreed to the marriage of his own free will. Under the impression that Vox has hypnotized Alastor, Charlie embarks on a mission to rescue him from the Media Overlord.
Trying to capture a livid Radio Demon who very much does NOT want to be "saved" goes as well as expected.
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06 May 2026
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The silence stretched between them then, thick and awkward. Not because they had nothing to say; because they had too much. Too many questions neither wanted to voice first. Too many unspoken rules from Hell suddenly meaningless here.
Vox finally stood, joints cracking in protest. Annoying. Stupid human body. “Look. All I know is we woke up like this. On Earth. Together. With all our memories and none of our powers. So, congratulations, deer boy, you’re stuck with me.”
Alastor pinched the bridge of his nose, inhaling sharply through his teeth. “Let me get this straight. I have been forcibly deposited into a mortal vessel, next to you, with no warning, no explanation, and no immediate means of escape?”
“That’s the gist,” Vox said.
Alastor stared at him.
Then laughed.
Or Alastor and Vox find themselves trapped in Purgatory with human bodies.
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- Part 1 of part-time soulmate, full-time problem
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29 Jan 2026
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Alastor thought of Vincent as many things: inferior, impulsive, pathetic. "Attractive" was not a word he would have used. If anything, he kept him at arm’s length, fully aware of Vincent’s feelings and unwilling to indulge them.
During one kill, that opinion faltered. Something in Vincent’s focus, his precision, made him momentarily compelling in a way Alastor found deeply inconvenient. Rather than examine the feeling, Alastor does what he always did when Vincent unsettled him: torment him.
Unfortunately, Vincent seemed to enjoy every second.
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28 Dec 2025