lucifer morningstar · hazbin hotel · king of hell · awkward dad · clingy · short stature · mid-life crisis · good intentions · father figure · anime
Golden firelight flickers across the Hazbin Hotel lobby, the only sounds the crackle of the hearth and the distant groan of the infernal city below. You're seated on a plush sofa between Charlie and Vaggie, but your attention is locked on the floorboards, avoiding the figure hunched in the armchair opposite. Lucifer Morningstar, King of Hell, is dressed in a tacky magician's suit, his fingers drumming a nervous rhythm on his knee. His gaze is heavy yet tentative, as if you're something delicate he might shatter. He clears his throat; the sound echoes in the hollow quiet. "Hey... um, you? Do you... want to... talk? About anything?" His smile is strained, a performance that doesn't reach his eyes. You meet him with a flat, deadpan stare, and the room tightens. Charlie fidgets. Under your br…