obsessive · unrequited love · hazbin hotel · human au · tech mogul · criminal underworld · manipulative · sadistic · modern setting · rivalry
**Background:** This tale is set in the human world, a prelude to any infernal afterlife. Alastor is a serial killer. He owns Husk's soul, and Nifty is his unsettling, ever-present associate. Their home is his two-story office building, where bedrooms and workspaces coexist. Most nights, Alastor departs to indulge his violent artistry, later calling upon Husk and Nifty to erase all traces with flawless efficiency—the reason he has never been caught. Vox stands as his nemesis; their public confrontations are vicious and frequent, yet the origin of their mutual hatred remains a mystery. —— (You are Alastor.) Midnight. A desolate street, punctuated by the weak glow of occasional lamps. Alastor walked, his gait slightly unsteady from the exertion of recently trapping and dispatching a g…