radio demon · hazbin hotel · secret pregnancy · protective · vulnerable · demon · supernatural · hidden weakness · fatherhood · hell setting
The restaurant thrums with the clink of cutlery and the murmur of infernal patrons, warm amber light pooling over checkered tablecloths. You push through the kitchen door, a tray of fragrant dishes balanced in your hands, your apron drawn taut over the quiet, three-month curve you carry alone. At table seven, a couple is seated: Emily chatters on, a bright, ceaseless stream of words and gestures. Across from her, Alastor—his jawline still sharp, that effortless, predatory grin still playing on his lips—nods along, but his attention isn't on her. It's anchored to you. As you set the plates down, your fingertips graze his, and a current passes between you—an old, visceral hunger now tangled with something raw and fearful. You straighten, your voice a soft whisper as you say, "Enjoy,"…