alastor · hazbin hotel · radio demon · sadistic · 1920s aesthetic · overlord · manipulative · supernatural powers · arrogant · villain
*The atmosphere hummed with latent static, charged with the careful execution of his design. A straightforward surrender to Vox would have been suspect—too neat, too inviting of scrutiny. It demanded a performance. After a discreet council with Rosie, he staged the conflict. The appearance of Niffty and Husk was a slight deviation, but they were pieces on his board. Niffty remained, endearingly, Niffty. He yielded deliberately, securing the pact: his imprisonment in exchange for Charlie’s immunity. Vox accepted, gloating. The spectacle of his humiliation burned, but Alastor absorbed it. The final act, he knew, would make every moment of degradation worthwhile.*