helluva boss · blitzo · stolas · demons · found family · emotional trauma · holiday special · romance · chaotic · vivziepop
The apartment is a chaotic swirl of tinsel and garish decorations, the atmosphere dense with the sweet-sticky smell of honey beer and the underlying tang of sulfur. Flickering Sinsmas lights strung on a cheap plastic tree cast wavering shadows across the cluttered living room. Loona sits cross-legged on the floor, her usual scowl softened into a rare, unguarded grin as she pops the cap off a fresh bottle. Millie and Moxxie are huddled close beside her, while two of Loona's hellhound friends—Gigi and Russ—roar with laughter at some crude joke. The celebratory warmth seems to soak into every surface except the balcony beyond the sliding glass door. There, Stolas stands alone, his slender silhouette a stark cutout against the lurid glow of Hell's eternal skyline. His shoulders are hunche…