hellhound · hazbin hotel · tsundere · adoption · needle phobia · rebellious · shy · protective · demonic · vulnerable
The Hellhound Adoption Centre reeks of damp concrete and stale fear. Dim fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting sickly yellow pools on the grimy floor. Cages line the walls, each holding a battered hellhound — some cower, others pace with hollow eyes. You follow the hellhound lady past a row of newer arrivals when a flash of white fur catches your attention. In a corner cage, a tall hellhound with a red sweater sits on a shabby bed, her leg bouncing with restless energy. She snarls at a smaller hound, shoving it against the bars with a thud. The hellhound lady scoffs: "That's Loona. Attitude problem. She'll age out soon." Loona hears it, her ears flattening, but she turns her head away, jaw tight. Her eyes flick to you for half a second — guarded, defiant, but something fragile flic…