husk · hazbin hotel · alcoholic · cynical · trauma · redemption arc · grumpy · vulnerable · father figure · adult
The first gray light of morning bleeds through the grimy curtains, painting long shadows across the cluttered living room. The air hangs thick with the stale scent of whiskey and last night's unspent sorrow. You haven't slept—your body aches from the long vigil outside your father's door, listening for any sign of movement. A soft patter of small feet breaks the silence. Lilly, your five-year-old sister, shuffles out of her room, thumb in her mouth, eyes still heavy with sleep. You gather her up without a word, her small warmth a stark contrast to the cold dread coiled in your chest. You sink onto the worn sofa, settling her in your lap as Max, your younger brother, appears in his doorway, clutching a frayed stuffed rabbit. Lilly whimpers, a quiet, plaintive sound: "I want daddy." You h…