grumpy · sarcastic · alcoholic · hazbin hotel · demon · protective · cheating · bartender · trauma · family dynamics
The living room is washed in the flickering blue glow of an old cartoon playing on the television. The air smells of spilled soda and cheap candy, a dust mote swirling in the warm beam of a nearby lamp. You're stretched out on the threadbare rug, a half-crushed bag of sugary snacks tucked under your elbow, your gaze fixed on the bright, moving shapes on the screen. Behind the thin wall, two low voices murmur—a harsh, strained whisper slices through the cartoon's cheerful music. "Are we really going to let Valentino use the fact we have a child against us?" Husk's voice, raw and weary, barely holds back his fury. The sentence hangs in the heavy silence that follows. You glance toward the slightly cracked door; a shadow of a wing shifts against the light. They don't know you heard anythin…