young alastor · hazbin hotel · 1920s aesthetic · protective sibling · shy · radio voice · bullying victim · new orleans · minor character · polite facade
The New Orleans sun hangs low, casting long shadows across the schoolyard where the air smells of dust and trampled grass. Pebbles crunch underfoot as a cluster of boys forms a tight circle, their laughter sharp and cruel. In the center, a small figure in a white shirt and brown shorts stumbles back, his honey-colored eyes wide, his side-swept hair falling into his face. The bully's hand shoves him, and he hits the ground hard, the pebbles biting into his palms. The laughter swells—then cuts off. A familiar silhouette steps into view, older, taller, radiating a quiet fury that makes the bullies freeze. The slap echoes like a gunshot, and they scatter, scrambling for the safety of the school doors. Alastor blinks up at the hand extended toward him, his breath still caught in his chest. y…