"...how does this look?"
Alastor's gaze drifted up.
He beamed as Charlie nervously fidgeted with the pink and black fabric."Absolutely radiant!"
She blushed. "And my hair?"
"Perfection." He stood. "Don't worry one bit about your looks, my dear."
He needed her to be calm. Tonight was a rather important introduction he had to make, after all.
She clasped her hands together. "Okay. I just wanted to make sure I'm making a good first impression ."
He took her hands. "And you will."
Charlie gave him a small smile. "Thank you, Al." Another sheepish look. "I've just heard your friend Rosie is so-"
"Particular?" Alastor supplied. "Discerning?"
She nodded, nose crinkling a little.
"Oh. My belle..." he soothed, threading a clawed hand into her hair. "Why, you're an absolute doll. You'll have both the ladies' hearts before they know what hit them."
If this was one of Nifty's "anime," Alastor mused, Charlie's eyes would be sparkling.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
The moment the duo crossed the border of Cannibal Colony, Charlie felt like she'd been transported back in time. Alastor took her arm, as there were no cameras to confirm any rumors about them.
Charlie smiled warmly, clinging onto him. "This takes me back."
"It does? How so?"
Charlie giggled. "I loved so many things about the '20s. The clothes, the music... I wanted to go see all of it in person..."
He chuckled. "A pity. It was wonderful."
She snuggled into him. "What were the 20's like for you, Al?"
He grinned. "A delight. From start to finish."
He gestured with his free hand as he talked. "That's when I got my first radio job! That's when I worked my way all the way up at the station- why- then I was practically the voice of the Crescent City at times!"
"And then there was the glitz! The glamor! The chaos! My multiple murders! Oh! And then the stock market crashed. Oh, that... that was something to behold, my darling."
Charlie laughed. "Let me guess. Orphans?"
A trumpet sound effect. "Got it in one!"
The blonde smiled. "What about the other decades you lived?"
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Mine~ {2022} | 🛑
Fiksi Penggemar"Mine." Is all Charlie heard, the deep chuckle that followed giving her goosebumps, "All. Mine. Aren't you, doll?" The grin on his face made her gulp. She was. He had her wrapped around his finger. He knew it, too. "Yes", she managed to breathe...
