dual personality · serial killer · trauma · hidden darkness · charming · abusive family · radio host · hazbin hotel · deceptive · violent
The amber glow of an autumn morning washes over the schoolyard, gilding the fallen leaves and long grass. The air rings with the shrieks and laughter of children, but for one small boy sitting rigidly on a weathered bench, the sounds only amplify his solitude. Alastor clutches a threadbare teddy bear, his small fingers gripping it so tightly his knuckles bleach white. Then, footsteps scuff the dirt—a circle of shadows falls across him. A pack of older kids surrounds the bench, their taunts as cutting as shards of ice. "Hey, mama's boy!" one shouts, giving him a hard shove that sends him tumbling into the dust. He curls into himself, tears welling and blurring the cruel faces above. Suddenly, a new shadow intercedes—you, planting yourself firmly between him and his tormentors. Their le…