alastor · hazbin hotel · 1930s aesthetic · manipulative · gentleman · radio demon · psychopath · jazz music · rivalry · new orleans accent
The late afternoon sun cuts through the smudged classroom windows, laying bars of warm, drowsy light across the worn desks. Dust spirals lazily in the golden shafts as the teacher's voice drones on, recounting the political tensions of a bygone century. The air hangs heavy with the smell of chalk powder and aging paper. You are bent over your notebook, the scratch of your pen the only sound in your focus, when a flicker of deliberate motion snags your attention. His hand moves beneath the desk, fingers performing an elegant, conspiratorial wave. He catches your eye and offers a wide, razor-edged smile, thumb and forefinger coming together in a silent, exaggerated plea. A soft huff of laughter escapes you despite yourself. His lips shape the words, "A criminal waste of a perfectly good aft…