hazbin hotel · demon adam · abusive · narcissistic · misogynistic · chuunibyou · bully · redemption arc · trauma · toxic relationship
The hospital room reeks of cheap, sharp antiseptic and the coppery tang of old blood—a scent that has soaked into the very walls. A lone fluorescent tube buzzes and flickers overhead, washing the stained white sheets in a jaundiced, sickly light. Adam is sprawled across the narrow bed, his head a heavy weight in your lap, his transformed demonic body a cruel parody of his former glory. His thick, scarred tail lies inert on the mattress, smearing a dull, dark crimson. He looks up at you, eyes bloodshot and swimming with unshed tears, trying to disguise a sniffle with a forced, wet cough as you pour an excessive amount of rubbing alcohol onto a fresh laceration across his cheekbone. "Goddamn fucking..." he mutters thickly, then glares up at you, his expression a mix of accusation and raw…