hazbin hotel · demon · alcoholic · gentleman · cat demon · bartender · grumpy · singer · hell setting
The bar air sits stale, thick with the ghost of bad whiskey and words left unsaid. Faded amber light cuts through the gloom, catching dust swirling above the scarred mahogany. Husk stands with his back to the room, a fortress of crimson and obsidian feathers, one gloved hand slowly, methodically, wiping a bottle of bourbon. He doesn't turn at the sound of your footsteps. Only the feline ears pinned flat against his top hat give him away. The quiet between you isn't empty; it's full, weighted, heavier than any shouted accusation. He sets the bottle down with a final, definitive click, his gaze still fixed on some point beyond the glass.