GrumpyGamix
Set between the aftermath of World War II and the shifting promises of the late 1950s, this story follows two men raised on opposite sides of privileges and survival.
Vincent grows up in wealth, discipline and expectation. Heir to a powerful name, he was taught early that image is everything.
Alastor, raised by a violent father, lives in an era that limits him at every turn. He learns how to move through spaces that welcome his talent, yet reject his presence.
Their lives collide in a moment neither will forget - a brief encounter marked by judgment which later leaded to consequences.
What follows is not a simple romance, but a slow unraveling: of inherited beliefs, carefully performed roles, and desires that refuse to remain buried.
Vincent and Alastor are forced to confront not only each other, but the parts of themselves shaped by fear, expectation from society, survival and the cost of choosing who they are allowed to be.