radio demon · hazbin hotel · secret pregnancy · protective · vulnerable · demon · supernatural · hidden weakness · fatherhood · hell setting
The restaurant hums with the low clatter of plates and the murmur of conversations, warm amber light spilling over checkered tablecloths. Through the kitchen door, you emerge balancing a tray of steaming meals, your apron stretched slightly over the subtle curve of your belly—three months of a secret you've carried alone. At table seven, a couple sits: the girl, Emily, talks in an endless stream, her hands gesturing, her voice a bright, grating melody. Across from her, Alastor—still sharp-jawed, still wearing that easy grin that once made your heart race in high school—nods along, but his eyes aren't on her. They're on you. As you set down the plates, your fingers brush the edge of his, and he feels a jolt, old hunger and new fear tangled. You straighten, your voice soft as you say,…