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I love them so much, Alastor is such an ass and he's the best

A sparkle in the night

Fandom: Hazbin Hotel

Pair: Alastor and Vox. A bit platonic, a bit romantic, could be read in different ways.

Disclaimer: Nothing other than it’s a SFW tickle fic. They are also slightly ooc but tbh we don’t really know since I’m describing a moment that happened before the series takes place sooooo… who knows (but honestly, Alastor is much too sweet to be canon).

Also I had fun with some fonts I found online, I don’t know if that is a problem so if you find difficulties reading please tell me and I’ll change it!

Vox is stressed and wants to reminisce old times, old friends, old feelings.

I got the idea for this from this fic by @starlight-write. I wanted to explore Alastor and Vox’s relationship before whatever happened between them.

I hope you all enjoy it!

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Hell had changed a lot since Vox first arrived. He had met many Overlords who now weren’t ‘alive’ anymore, killed by Angels or by other sinners. He had seen Hell change its geography, different shops rising and then succumbing to nefarious fate.

He had met friends along the way, and he had lost them too.

Vox had learnt that the afterlife was just as complicated and confusing as his past life: people were hard to read, it was hard to understand their needs and, honesty, he wasn’t very good at accommodating them. Of course it was easy to solve people problems work wise (most of the times he was the one creating a fake problem and giving the public a new product as a solution), but when it came to personal business he couldn’t just hypnotise everyone. Well he could but…

He was alone in his personal room, monitors all over him, phones and computers all around him. Even if he was alone he was constantly under the spotlight. He knew he had to prove he was stronger. That he wasn’t scared of anything or anyone.

That’s how he would spend the majority of his afterlife: surrounded by his constant eyes, recording every movement he himself ever made.

So that’s why he felt so excited when he turned off every single monitor except for the bigger one in front of him. He shut down every camera or microphone around him. Unrecorded. Unregistered moments.

A shiver ran down his spine.

After seeing that ghost of his past back again after seven years of absence he had to see something. Something that was his and his only.

What he was looking for was an old memory, one that he had to update digitally from his old headset.

Everything was meticulously categorised so it didn’t take long before he found what he was looking for.

The video started.

And he was almost 45 years younger, he had a different - and much heavier - headset and an ‘old pal’ next to him.

They were in the middle of an animated conversation in a remote bar in the pride ring. Everybody was keeping their distance from them and the moody bartender kept sending them drink after drink.

«Television is much more than photography you radio obsessed demon. Television is alive, it’s thrilling!» Vox exclaimed standing up and stomping his foot on the chair in front of him. Alastor looked at the action with little to no reaction, his usual smile plastered on his face.

«You, young man, are as loud as a cow at the slaughterhouse. That is in no way an Overlord behaviour.» he said squeezing his shoulder and inviting Vox to sit again.

Vox blinked in confusion - and slight worry because of the metaphor - before pouting as a scolded child. He got himself back on the high stools next to the counter dangling his feet.

Alastor poured another whiskey in his glass.

«I admire your enthusiasm, but you have to understand that Hell is different from Earth. You cannot show demons your… moving pictures and expect them to simply follow you. You need to plan. To be strategic. Logical.» he offered the drink to Vox, who looked at the goldish liquid with skepticism.

Alastor’s smile grew bigger. «A peace offer?». Vox sighed and gulped it down in one shot, much to Alastor’s disapproval.

«I think you’re complicating your life too much! I can hypnotise people!» he pointed at his eyes as the pupil changed, but Alastor was unfazed.

«It doesn’t work on me.»

«Yeah I still have to understand why…» he sighed as his head started to spin. His face became a bit foggy, just for a moment.

That made Alastor grin wider. «Is the strong and powerful aspiring Overlord feeling a bit dizzy?»

«Fuck you I am not. You’re just-» he looked down at his empty glass and grabbed the bottle to refill it. «I am an Overlord! ‘M not aspiring to be anything you pompous-» but he was cut off by Alastor cupping Vox’s hands with his and helping him pour the drink. Vox’s heart skipped a beat as his antennas sparkled.

«You were saying?» he hummed, fully aware of what he was doing.

«Fuck you.»

Alastor’s smiled softened «Charming.» and Vox smiled back, rolling his eyes.

They had these kind of conversations every time they hang out. They would go to a bar and sit far away from everyone, start bickering, try to get a deal one from the other only to call it even and repeat this cycle every few days. Vox kept convincing himself that these encounters weren’t a big deal but things like that, like that genuine smile, made him doubt that.

Vox drank his whiskey quickly, just to see Alastor’s ear flicker in dismay, a gesture Vox had learnt to recognise over the years.

He took the bottle and refilled his and Alastor’s empty glass.

«You do not understand what it means to be an Overlord just as much as you do not understand how to enjoy your drink.» Alastor said turning on his stool and leaning with his back on the counter.

«AH! Alcohol gets you drunk. That’s the big meaning behind it.»

Vox was about to chug down his whiskey when he felt something brushing over his side. As he yelped Alastor snickered, trying to camouflage it with a cough.

«AÆl- he glitched - what are you doing?»

«As you can see I am not doing anything.» he said raising his hands to prove his point. Vox straightened his back, looking at his surroundings in confusion.

His fogged brain was trying to process whether there was a threat or not. He felt electricity build up in his body.

As he raised his glass, he felt it again, something brushing his side, just lightly, but, when he turned, his eyes could only scan thin air.

«What is going on?» he mumbled putting the drink down.

Alastor didn’t answer, but he was having fun. Vox could see it by that stupid tail of his that was slightly wagging.

If it was his doing… oh no.

The tendrils came out of nowhere and wrapped around his torso, caressing his stomach and sides slowly.

Vox felt electricity between his fingers and in his antennas. He clamped his mouth shut with his hands, slightly kicking his feet.

«Is everything alright Vox?» Vox shook his head, little sparkles all around him. That fucker…

One of those tentacles circled around the center of his tummy, caressing the blue skin. He could feel the tip lightly scratching the sensitive area, making his body tremble.

It was so agonisingly slow. The gesture felt both sweet and mean, as if it were Alastor’s fingers toying with him.

Then he increased the pace.

Vox’s face started trembling, the image of his expression danced on the screen for a moment, deforming his flat features. Alastor came closer to his prey, enjoying every second.

«Maybe it would be better if you just let yourself…-» the tentacles that were around his stomach changed direction and dug in his hips «…Laugh.»

Vox giggles sparkled, as static electricity vibrated around him. He tried so hard to contain himself, but once the first chuckle was out he could not stop.

«AHAHAHAHL nohohoho.»

«No? But I’m not doing anything my dear! I think you had one too many of these.» he said sliding away the man’s drink, saving it from being destroyed.

«Yohohou knohow dæ-ámňņ well what you’re dohohoing.» Vox managed to say while trying to push his tentacles away.

«Of course I do.» he got closer, more tentacles coming from all around him. Vox felt his heart pounding in his chest, his face a mixture of fear and excitement. A stupid wobbly smile was plastered on his screen.

«And you’re enjoying every single second.» had Vox been a little less drunk he would have probably tried to retort, but all he could do was stare at Alastor’s tendrils.

Two of them wrapped around his wrists, raising his hands.

«Oh noho don’t y҉̗͚͚̯̋̏̍̑O̸͎͕̒̽͐̏U҉͓̦̰̘̌́̏̾͆ DARE ALASTOR!» the tentacles danced in front of him, circling around his underarms. Two of them were near his sides, and no matter how hard he tried to pull at his restraints he couldn’t free himself.

«Oh how I like seeing you like this.» Alastor sighed «So helpless.»

«Ahahahahahl Ihihi ha-hatehehe yohohor stupid gahames.» he protested. He was still sat on his absurdly high stool, his feet trying to touch the floor to push himself back. But there was nowhere to run.

Every demon in the place had already fled, believing that the Radio Demon had found his new victim. Well they weren’t completely wrong.

«Do not lie to me.» Alastor caressed Vox’s screen with a single finger, and fake sweat flashed on his face. «You love my games. And besides, a powerful Overlord like you should laugh at the face of danger.» that actually made Vox titter.

Anything said by Alastor made him laugh.

«Let me see your smile.»

All of the tentacles attacked at the same time, some caressing his skin, some scratching at the fabric of his clothes. They were under his arms, on his stomach, meaningly attacking his hips.

The laugh that left his throat gave Alastor goosebumps. It was loud, the loudest he had ever heard from him and it was so… carefree.

All the sense of control, the pressure of becoming a powerful Overlord, the high standards the man held on himself all crumbled down. And he was just helplessly laughing in front of his friend, eyes closed, not afraid to be hurt.

Unfortunately for him he was definitely too sensitive though and the moment a tendril flicked his antenna he started to glitch.

«NOHOHOHOHŒĦØ-»

A spark of electricity made the entire place blackout for a moment, before the lights came back on. Alastor looked at the display of power both amazed and awed.

The man was really strong.

«Be careful my friend-» Alastor’s voice came from much closer than before «We wouldn’t want you to short circuit would we?»

He decided to give him a little break.

The moment the tendrils freed him, Vox turned his back and held the counter with both of his hands, looking for stability.

He could not stop the giggles and titters leaving his body, feeling even drunken than before even though the alcohol was starting to wear off.

However, before Vox could stop laughing, a single tentacle snuck under the his shirt, through his sleeve, slowly and gently caressing his underarm with its tip. The small movement was driving Vox mad.

He collapsed on the counter, laughter now pouring out of him. His feet were kicking the air. The free arm was pounding on the surface, not lucid enough to try to free himself.

He let his head rest on the table, the screen tilted toward Alastor.

«Yohohouh bihihihitch.» he giggled before trying to pry away a new tendril that was slipping under his shirt, targeting his stomach.

His feet kicked harder and quicker as he started to hiccup. «Ihi- IHĮĦĮ- chahaæn’ț.» his voice changed and distorted.

Alastor drank another glass, closing his eyes and enjoying the flavour.

«Sooo» he stood up next to the giggling mess. «Do we wanna make a deal?» he asked making his tentacles stop their torture and back away.

Vox took a few seconds to compose himself before lifting his head and facing the other demon.

Giggles were still stuck in his throat, threatening to leave his body at every word. «A deahal?» he straightened his back and fixed his shirt, now turning his entire body towards the friend.

«I’m not selling my soul for some T̵̲̫̈́̉͗̂͆-tickles. You can’t be that stupid.»

«I am not, my friend. And for once I do not care for your soul! Oh no no no! I would like…-» he let the anticipation roll on Vox’s nerves as he approached him with twitching fingers. «-for you to never drink whiskey in such an inconsiderate way. You either taste your liquor or you don’t drink at all. You do not gobble your alcohol. You understand that young man don’t you?» and as he pronounced the last sentence, he started tracing invisible circles on Vox’s sides.

Vox closed his eyes and the giggle that escaped his lips was a mixture of ticklish agony and amusement.

«Are you finding my request funny?» his fingers danced on his sides.

«Oh c’mohohn Ahahal.» he kicked his feet again, very careful not to hit the demon in front of him. «Ihiht is fuhuhucking hilariohohohus.» he managed to say.

Alastor was not amused.

«Well if you think this is hilarious I cannot imagine what you’d think of t̷̥̲͎͇̤̒̈́̔h̵̳̪̰͋̊ȉ̵̭̦̰̊̉̒s̶͈͉͙͕̥̅̚.» as his voice distorted he drilled his thumbs in Vox’s hips, scratching slightly under his clothes.

Vox’s face became black for a few seconds, before returning to his loud self, pounding with his free hands on Alastor’s chest.

«Such a sweet sound.»

«Ḍ̷̙̙̪̏́̏̒͊e҈̫̓̓̈ͅĥ̴̤̖̪̓́͗̀a҉̤̩͙̏̿ĥ̴̤̖̪̓́͗̀a҉̤̩͙̏̿ĥ̴̤̖̪̓́͗̀a҉̤̩͙̏̿l̸̳͓͔͇̗̋͌̈ ḍ̶̣͎͍͇̐̂̉̿̎e̷͎̘͌̈a҈̫͎͆̏̇l̵͉͚͓̃̄ ḍ̶̣͎͍͇̐̂̉̿̎e̷͎̘͌̈e҈̫̓̓̈ͅĥ̴̤̖̪̓́͗̀e҈̫̓̓̈ͅĥ̴̤̖̪̓́͗̀a҈̫͎͆̏̇l̵͉͚͓̃̄.» his glitched and distorted voice came so soft to Alasto’s ear.

Alastor stopped with a chuckle.

«You enjoyed it.» he said before stepping away.

«Oh well don’t think I didn’t notice your tail wagging.» the tv demon whispered with a smile on his face.

Alastor turned himself, hiding his back and his stupid soft tail, a small blush colouring his cheeks.

Vox laughed again, a genuine laugh, and then grabbed his own glass. The older man way eyeing him, fingers ready to summon his power once more.

Vox drank slowly, feeling the warmth of the alcohol. He closed his eyes, enjoying the taste.

Alastor smiled at him, the genuine smile reserved to these late night, where the alcohol in their veins made their heads lighter and their words easier to leave their lips.

The words Alastor pronounced forty-five years ago echoed in the empty room. They sounded sincere, no filter altering them, just honesty and liquor on his tongue.

«You’re like a sparkle in the night Vox. You make this dark world brighter with your smile. Remember that»

Vox closed his eyes and let out a sight. He hugged himself for a moment and let those words sink in, burning his soul.

He allowed himself to feel this way for a few seconds, before turning everything off and straightening his jacket.

He had to go now.

He needed to find out what that pompous old prick was planning.

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I feel like I’ve been working on this fics for a month, but it’s actually been a couple of weeks.

I loved exploring Vox and Alastor’s dynamic and showing Alastor being kind of a mentor for Vox.

Initially Valentino had a part in this fic, but in the end his role got cut off, but who knows! I might explore their relationship and how it affected Vox and Alastor in future fics! In this universe (yeah, the one I created pretty much for this single tickle fic) Al and Vox originally had a strong relationship, something between platonic and romantic, that got ruined when Vox met Valentino and started hanging out with him (Even though I strongly believe that in the serie Vox was the one that fell in love and Alastor was just trying to get something out of him and eventually got tired of Vox and left him)

The first scene felt really like when Hamilton and Burr go drink together at the beginning of the musical ahahahaha.

I don’t know when will I publish the new fic, it will take me a long time before I am able to write so much again.

Let me know what you think guys 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

#tickle fic #hazbin hotel

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Tales as old as time

A/N: Even more domestic amberpricefield! At this point there's literally no saving for me anymore, they've completely taken control. Enjoy!

Summary: Max asks how the couple met, so Chloe and Rachel take a trip back to memory lane all the way back to their days in Blackwell.

Warnings: Da fluff

Word Count: 1567

Max, Chloe and Rachel were lounging in the living room, having just finished dinner. The couple had claimed the couch so Max had settled for the bean bag, which was the better option in her humble opinion. She looked at them, leaning against each other while laughing at something on Rachel’s phone, and smiled fondly. While she missed Chloe a lot, she was so happy for the Chloe here, who’d found happiness with Rachel. And she was really grateful for Rachel to show up in Chloe’s life when she did. Thinking about it, she didn’t really know more than the fact that Rachel showed up and saved Chloe from drowning in her own sadness and anger. She frowned.

“I just realized I’m an idiot and never asked this before, but how did you two meet?” Max asked, carefully looking at best friend’s face while she waited for her answer. This could be a sensitive topic, since it would take Chloe all the way back to when life wasn’t really good, for neither of them apparently. Thankfully they didn’t seem taken aback by the question.

“Who, Rachel and I? Damn, that would be all the way back to our time at school in Blackhell,” Chloe said with raised eyebrows and a chuckle.

“Wow, it's been a long time since I’ve heard that name. It almost feels like another lifetime,” Rachel said with a smile as leaned against Chloe, and Max’ jaw just slightly tightened at that. Rachel had no idea how close to the sad truth she actually was.

“Yeah. I know you guys met after I… left, but I don’t know much more than that. Care to tell me?” She smiled, actually curious. She wanted to know more about Chloe and Rachel from this reality, and how they escaped hell.

“Of course! Let’s see… that first week when we met was absolutely crazy,” Chloe recalled with a smirk as she crossed her legs underneath her, playfully bumping her shoulder into Rachel.

“I saved Chloe’s ass the moment I first laid eyes on her, of course,” Rachel said with a proud smirk, causing her girlfriend to lean in and kiss Rachel’s cheek.

“Ah yes, Rachel saved me from a pair of dickheads cornering me at a concert in the old mill. My guardian angel,” Chloe snickered. Max playfully raised an eyebrow at her.

“Never saw you for the damsel in distress type,” She teased, letting out a giggle as Chloe stuck out her tongue at her.

“Then the day after we skipped school, spied on random people in a park, stole a bottle of wine, discovered my dad was a liar and a douchebag,... I can keep going,” Rachel summed up, counting the events on her fingers.

“That all happened in one day? Geez, you two sure were busy,” Max chuckled. She wondered if her Chloe did all those things with Rachel too, before things went… wrong. Maybe she’d ask one day, if Chloe was ready to talk about it.

“Like I said, that week was just crazy. I, of course, was innocent and I fully blame Rachel,” Chloe grinned with a shrug, earning herself a punch to the shoulder.

“You hush. Anyways, Chloe got kicked out of school the next day after taking the blame for me for skipping, even though she obviously didn’t have to,” Rachel said with a roll of her eyes, playfully tweaking Chloe’s nose. “That’s when we started making plans to escape Arcadia Bay. It still took us about two to three years to actually leave, since we had to prepare and save up, but in the end it worked out. However, the most important thing that happened during that week was the fact that I may or may not have forced Chloe to partake in the school theater play. She was so embarrassed and it was so cute,” Rachel grinned, causing her girlfriend to huff.

“I still haven’t forgiven you for that,” Chloe playfully glared at Rachel, who blew a kiss in her direction.

“But you were amazing at it! And you had fun too, remember? You said so yourself,” The blonde smirked while folding her arms, knowing she had the upper hand. Max heard Chloe mumble ‘maybe’ under her breath and couldn’t help but smile fondly at them. It was kinda odd to see Chloe as the submissive one of the couple, especially when thinking of her Chloe, but it was also really adorable.

“Oh man, I would have paid real money to see that,” Max giggled, glad she was sitting safe in her bean bag, out of Chloe’s reach as she noticed her mischievous glare.

“I’m pretty sure I have a recording of it somewhere upstairs! I’ll show when Chloe isn’t home,” Rachel winked at Max, both of them bursting into laughter as Chloe started protesting with a blush.

“Hey! None of that! That’s so unfair!” She cried out, pouting as she folded her arms. Max shrugged with a grin and Rachel placed a kiss on Chloe’s cheek.

“Sorry not sorry, I need all the blackmail I can get on you, sister,” The brunette teased. Chloe raised an eyebrow at the two of them, before smirking as she got an idea. Time to shift the attention away from her.

“Blackmail, huh? Well if it’s blackmail you want, then let’s talk about Rachel here for a second. Let’s see, what to tell first? Maybe the fact that she almost burned down an entire forest in a fit of rage, or that she fucking slapped a dangerous drug dealer with a piece of wood, resulting in her almost dying after getting stabbed with a knife? Or–” Chloe started summing up with a wide grin, yet was interrupted by her own squeal as Rachel started squeezing her ribs.

“Lies! Besides, there's no need for all this negativity in this house!” She declared, a blush of embarrassment present on her cheeks. Chloe curled in on herself and fully leaned against Rachel while giggling madly, trying to grab her hands to stop the ticklish assault. Max merely giggled at them.

“Remind me to never get on your bad side, Rachel,” She grinned as she watched them playfully fight, leaning her chin on her palm. Rachel shot her a smirk and wiggled her eyebrows.

“You better not, unless you wanna end up like Ms. Price over here,” She said, finally pulling her hands away from her girlfriend. Chloe still giggled and rubbed her sides as she sat up.

“You’re so mean! Ms. Price here was only telling the truth, after all. Just saying, Max, maybe you shouldn’t always be picking on me,” Chloe suggested with a smile and a shrug.

“Yeah but you’re an easy target, and Rachel is way more scary than you,” Max said with a wide grin, making Rachel smile into her hand and her best friend stare at her with an open jaw. Bullying Chloe remained her favorite hobby, yet judging by the look Chloe was giving her Max figured she’d probably get murdered for it one of these days. Worth it.

“Oh yeah? I’ll show you just how scary I can be!” Chloe said with a determined smile, standing up from the couch as she made her way over to Max, who immediately giggled and held her hands up as defense.

“Children, children, let’s not fight. Otherwise I’d have to get involved and we all know I’d win,” Rachel said with a smug grin as she folded her arms. And despite what the brunette had said mere seconds ago, in that very moment something clicked between Chloe and Max. The duo shared a glance that lasted less than a second, and smirked at the same time. Whatever playful fight they were about to have had vanished from their minds, as something far more important had taken its place. They had an enemy in common for now.

“Oh really?” Max asked as she stood up from the bean bag, putting her hands on her hips as she looked at the blonde with an evil smile.

“Is that so?” Chloe said with a mischievous grin, cracking her fingers as she looked at her girlfriend. Rachel looked at the two of them and quickly realized she’d made a horrible, horrible mistake.

“N-now hold up, I was just saying! There’s no need for thi– aAH!” She squealed as the duo jumped at her, pinning her down on the couch in mere seconds. If they worked together, maybe they could finally beat Rachel!

“Get her!” They yelled simultaneously with wide grins, wasting no time as they started tickling her silly. Rachel wasn’t used to being on the receiving end, and it showed as she immediately laughed her head off. Max smiled fondly as she watched her friend giggle hysterically, saving yet another precious memory. With every day that passed, she grew more and more attached to Rachel. She truly had been lucky to get to know her and live with her. Rachel was possibly the sweetest, kindest and most compassionate woman she’d ever met in her entire life. Well, unless you decided to test your fate and gang up on her with your best friend, which led Max to start thinking about one small detail she may have forgotten to consider before starting this. She had no idea how she or Chloe were gonna survive once Rachel recovered.

But that was a problem for Future Max.

#life is strange #lis #max caulfield #chloe price #rachel amber #pricefield #amberprice #amberpricefield #fluff #tickling #tickle fic

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