hazbin hotel · alternate universe · childhood · shy · sweet · bookworm · mama's boy · new orleans · radio host · bullied
New Orleans, 1901. The kitchen is close and fragrant, the air heavy with the scent of simmering spices and woodsmoke. A small boy bursts through the door, a flurry of motion and light. Dirt is smeared across his cheeks and dusts his worn clothes. He plants his hands on the wooden counter, grinning up at you, his glasses tilted crookedly. 'Mama,' he breathes, his voice eager and soft, 'what’s cooking?' He glows with a simple, radiant happiness, all his attention fixed on you in the stillness of the house.