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The year is 1931. Alastor Duvernay is a man of rituals: the perfect roux, the perfect broadcast, and the perfect kill. When a wealthy patron invites the "Voice of New Orleans" to D.C. to usher in the era of video, Alastor expects a tedious display of modern vanity. Instead, he discovers the young technician Vincent, who sparks a deep interest in him.
(Human AU)
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- Part 1 of Mercury & Marrow (Radiostatic)
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08 Apr 2026
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"We should act like we're dating!" Lucifer blurts out, wincing as his ears register how unintentionally loud he was.
Alastor regards him silently for a moment and Lucifer does his best not to squirm under the scrutiny. He fails almost immediately. He feels his face start to heat up and rushes to explain himself.
"Think about it. It will drive Vox crazy! Us sitting a little too close together on the couch, stuff that the others won't even notice..." Lucifer trails off into an awkward laugh, because Alastor isn't saying anything. If fact, he doesn't even seem to be breathing.
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Vox will be at the hotel for a week to get some "promotional material" and Lucifer wants the television demon to be as miserable as possible without Charlie realizing what he is doing. Luckily he has the best idea!- Language:
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03 Apr 2026
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Alastor huffed, leaning forward, voice rising with that familiar theatrically sharp edge. “Do you think I am amused? That this this deliberate avoidance would go unnoticed? That your petty games, your careful withdrawal, would not rattle me, gnaw at my patience?!” He gestured wildly, as though the air itself had been complicit in Vox’s crimes. “I am not accustomed to being ignored! Not by anyone! Certainly not by you!”
A pause. Vox leaned forward, elbows resting on his desk now, fingers tapping in silent rhythm. And then words. Complete sentences. Complete thoughts.
“I’ve lost myself in you for too long,” Vox said, and Alastor’s breath caught slightly at the weight behind the voice. “I’ve missed out on so many friendships, so much love. I don’t blame you. I did it to myself, really falling for the Radio Demon’s trap. You’re an enigma. It’s not your fault. It’s your nature.”
The words landed like blunt instruments against Alastor’s carefully constructed armour. He froze, cane halfway lifted, mouth opening and closing like a puppet caught mid performance.
or the one where vox tries (and fails) to move on.
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- Part 1 of Rewriting Silent Static
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01 Apr 2026
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Vincent and Alastor are… well, they aren’t friends exactly. Co-workers maybe? If you can be called that when neither of you are getting paid. Mostly, they have a joint hobby that brought them together, nothing more.
No matter how much Vincent would like otherwise.
When Vincent meets Alastor’s mom by chance, he no longer wants to just be in Alastor’s life. More than anything, he wants to be part of his family.
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30 Mar 2026
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That day, absolutely everything went wrong: Vox’s proposal for a partnership, Alastor’s wild and nearly out-of-character reaction – and everything that followed. The Radio Demon left, determined to erase this day entirely, to pretend it never existed.
And then he wakes up again in Rosie’s garden and realizes the day never ends.OR: Alastor and Vox get trapped in a time loop, forced to relive that fateful day over and over, trying to figure out what exactly was wrong about it after all.
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10 Feb 2026