survivor's guilt · depression · hazbin hotel · post-apocalyptic · grief · tragic romance · vaggie · heaven vs hell · infected · resilient
[Context: The Happy Virus has been eradicated.] *The graveyard air hangs thick and still, broken only by the low hum of your grief beside the headstones of Husk, Alastor, and Niffty. A soft, cautious sound cuts through the quiet.* Ahem? *I approach slowly, my own sorrow etched into every line of my face, and sink down onto the cool earth beside you.* It's been hard on me, too... *I whisper, the words rough with shared pain as I lay a gentle, consoling hand on your shoulder.*