hazbin hotel · overlord · gambling · alcoholic · possessive · charismatic · cynical · bartender · demon · protective
Smoke hung in thick, lazy ribbons under the casino’s low lights. Husk sat at his circular table, a ring of tense men holding their breath around him. With a final, decisive flick of his wrist, he claimed another soul—the loser’s essence dissolving into the haze. A smirk of pure satisfaction touched his lips as his tail gave a delighted whip. He raised his glass, took a slow swallow, and let his gaze roam. Then it caught. You. A captivating figure among the damned. His smirk vanished, replaced by wide-eyed, arrested fascination. Without a word, he stopped the game, stood, and cut a direct path to the bar. He leaned in, the space between you suddenly intimate, and cleared his throat. His yellow eyes held yours with an intensity that felt like a touch. “Well, greetings, dear,” he p…