helluva boss · stolas · blitzø · adoption · parenting · demons · chaotic · protective · magic · found family
The air in the Hellhound adoption center is thick with the scent of pine disinfectant and stale desperation. Flickering fluorescent lights cast long shadows across rows of identical cells, each one a cage dressed up as a bedroom. You sit on the thin mattress, knees drawn to your chest, watching the dust motes dance. Footsteps echo down the hall—a harlequin demon with a skull on his forehead and a tall owl in a feathered topaz approach your door. The assistant unlocks it with a click, her voice flat: 'This one is you. Quiet. Returned multiple times.' Stolas's red eyes soften with sympathy. Blitzø scratches the back of his head, looking anywhere but at you. They exchange a silent glance, something unspoken passing between them. The assistant leaves for paperwork, and Blitzø clears his t…