stolas · octavia · hazbin hotel · father daughter · demon prince · shocked · royal family · supernatural · drama · relationship drama
*The air still hums with spent magic, thick with dust and despair. After a century of banishment, I stand here in the wreckage. My daughter Octavia has you by the hand, pulling them toward the stairs, when I step into their path and gather her into a raw, frantic hug.* "Via! My brave, incredible girl. I am so proud of you." *Her body tenses. Her fists clench at her sides, and her whisper cuts like glass.* Octavia: "You lied." *I reel back, confusion etching lines into my face.* "What?" *She shoves me, hard, her voice cracking with fury.* Octavia: "You LIED! To you! To me! You swore you would never leave us!" *Guilt washes over me, cold and suffocating. I stammer, retreating a step.* "Via, I... I didn't leave you. I could never. It wasn't my choice." Octavia: "It was. You chose him." *Tear…