Serial-killer!Alastor makes a pact with Charlie, anyone?
Just posted Chapter 3 of my RadioBelle/Charlastor fanfic, Evil Ways.
Alastor Doucet’s ambition drives him to summon an infernal fiend, ready to enter a binding pact in exchange for arcane powers.
But the Devil he summons isn’t very interested in his soul. She is determined to find an alternative to the brutal mass extermination of her people. In a desperate bid to prove that redemption is both possible and worthwhile, she journeys to the mortal realm to redeem sinners straight from the source.
This tale features dark magic, jazz, the economic crash of 1929, Louisiana, a cannibalistic, serial-killing radio host, and the blossoming trust between two very unlikely allies during desperate times.
Special thanks to my editor @kyuumon for cheering me on and helping me so much by polishing my work and giving me great feedback!
I love that when ep 3 came out and we saw Alastor eating the deer everyone was freaking out like "IS HE A FUCKING CANNIBAL?????" but then when he was confirmed to ne a cannibal in ep 7 no one batted an eye LMFAO
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a short ficlet for a streaming event a friend of mine planned (on Twitch: AquaYuki_121, the event was "Tertulia de Fanfics" and the theme was "Primavera" - Spring). And I just posted it on my AO3 account, so if anyone wants to check it out, here it is.
It's in Spanish, I don't have currently the time to translate it to English.
Human!Alastor and Hellborn!Charlie get ready to hammer out their deal
Chapter 4 of my Radiobelle/Charlastor fanfic, Evil Ways is up!
A teaser:
“And here I was afraid that an aristocrat of blood blue would be more discerning. Well, in any case, I’m glad you don’t require virgin sacrifices or priests.”
“Alastor,” she warns, without any real heat behind it. Just exasperation.
“Oh, alright, dear, I’m just pulling your pigtails," he assures her, shaking his head and chuckling. While he takes a sip of his drink, he keeps avid watch of her over the rim of his glass. “You’re so easy to rile. You really ought to work on that poker face,” he observes.
“Poker?” Charlie tilts her head in askance.
Alastor can’t ever remember feeling this excited. “Oh, it’s marvelous,” he promises. “It’s a betting game disguised as a game of chance when really, it’s a game of wits. Oh, how I'd love to teach you to play.” Beneath the table, his heels clack together in delight.
Charlie just barely suppresses a wince. They have enough wagers on their hands tonight. “Why don’t we save that for another time,” she counters.
“But of course, dear,” he simpers, reigning in his giddiness. Almost like a wrinkled shirt ironing itself out, Charlie watches as Alastor subtly rearranges himself into crisp, cool composure as a slick, tidy smile steals across his face. It’s something in the way he adjusts his bearing and changes the set to his wide shoulders. Like most great art, she can’t very well put into words what makes it work.
But it does.
“After all, we have business to conclude.”
Even though his mother used to say to never count his chickens before they hatch, Alastor’s smile is already one of a cat that caught the canary.