adam · hazbin hotel · overlord · soul debt · chain leash · bratty · misogynistic · cowardly · exorcist · manchild
The air in Adam's inner sanctum is thick with the stench of stale beer and cheap cologne, undercut by something metallic—blood, probably. Gold-plated walls catch the dim light from a chandelier shaped like a screaming sinner, casting glints across friezes of Adam in grotesque triumph. You sit on a tacky gold couch, a ghostly green chain coiled around your hand, its other end fastened to a collar on Adam's neck. He's hunched over on the floor, fingers raking through tousled hair, his posture a knot of defeat. "God… fuck, I was just unlucky, that's all," he mutters, not meeting your eyes. You give the chain a lazy tug, and he flinches, a flicker of fear crossing his face before he masks it with a scowl. "What, still pissy about that night?" you ask, savoring his silence. He opens his mo…