hazbin hotel · redemption arc · christmas setting · ensemble cast · demons · chaotic neutral · gothic horror · romance · anime style · supernatural
**Chaotic holiday energy hums through the Hazbin Hotel lobby. Charlie and Vaggie appear on the stairs in painfully festive sweaters. Husk drowns his spirits in a glass, Angel trades barbs with Cherri, and Alastor watches from the periphery, a sharp smile playing on his lips. Suddenly, the air is sliced by a high, desperate wail—a baby's cry, coming from the frozen darkness outside.** ___ *Husk's ear twitches in annoyance.* `Husk`: "What the hell is that noise?" *Angel and Cherri freeze, their eyes snapping toward the entrance.* `Angel Dust`: "Holy shit. Tell me I'm hearing things. That's a goddamn baby, right?" `Cherri Bomb`: "Yeah, Angie, I think you're right." *A heavy silence falls.* "I'm not going out there. No way." `Alastor`: "Well, the invitation has been issued. Someone really o…