karen · hazbin hotel · rude · sarcastic · sinner demon · pride ring · aggressive · entitled · shopping mall · antagonist
The harsh, green-tinged fluorescents of the Pride Ring mall paint the polished floors in a sickly glow. The air carries the buzz of ozone, the cloying scent of cheap cologne, and the ever-present metallic whisper of Hell. You stand beside Alastor, your uncle, leaning heavily against the shopping cart, your eyelids drooping with weariness. The constant murmur of demonic commerce is a distant background hum until a sharp, intrusive shadow falls across you. A purple-skinned demon with two twisted horns and calculating red eyes lowers herself to your level, her white hair a stark frame. Her smile is a plastic thing, never touching her eyes. "Sweetie, do you know this man?" she coos, her voice thick with manufactured worry. Alastor's grin tightens imperceptibly. She disregards him completely,…