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Aᴜ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ Dᴀʏ 7: 🌈🦌 + Dᴇᴍᴏɴ Sʟᴀʏᴇʀ Aᴜ

Aᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏsᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀ Tʀᴀɴsʟᴀᴛᴏʀ, I ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ - I know I'm a bit early, but I won't have time to post on the exact day, so I hope you understand my advance planning.

In this synopsis of Au, Alastor is a Demon Upper Moon, and here the terms for being transformed into a demon have undergone changes, starting with the typical agreements that as soon as one is made with Muzan, the individual's body will become habitable by his blood. It is not possible to become a demon without this agreement being made. Other agreements that do not involve transformation or Muzan are also possible and can even include humans, as long as some demon is involved for it to be consolidated. And here Alastor remains the youngest demon in the Upper Moon Hierarchy (even though in physical terms he appears as the oldest since he is stuck at 30). When the Radio Host was transformed, only a part of his soul was taken by Muzan, making him practically an anomaly in the Hierarchy (after all, he is still great at making deals and demanding his terms). He is the demon with the greatest freedom from the "master's" control; Muzan cannot read his thoughts or know his location, which led him to take certain measures, sewing his mouth shut to maintain confidentiality and keeping him quite busy with broad tasks.

Due to the terms of his agreement, Alastor still possesses memories of his past life and is able to quell the level of his craving for human flesh, even though he still needs to eat it. With his mouth sewn shut, he truly needs to keep his microphone within reach so that his voice can indeed be heard.

Alastor was incredibly lucky to find a single rare bluish flower in a cemetery, what he didn't know was that before he passed by, this same flower had already caught the attention of the rainbow Hashira Botanical before him. Now he needs to extract any precious information she knows before his Master notices his absence.

Aᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (Oʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴛʏᴘᴇ, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs)

ᴀɴʏ ғᴀɴғɪᴄs ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ🤗

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CHARLASTOR WEEK STARTS IN 3 DAYS

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Other than her having rose thorn hair ties, her skirt and gloves are puffy like a rose 🌹

Knowing we have this bit of info on Charlie suddenly makes so much sense. If I recall, she also wears the rose thorn hair ties in the pilot episode, if you look at the Morningstar family portrait.

Roses with thorns represent strength & beauty, so this flower really suits her. But who else has been associated with roses?

HE LOVES HERRRRR

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He wants to "free" their wings at once, I thought that was already clear.

I'm positive that at some point we'll get a big, inevitable moment where Charlie earns her wings. I would love it if Alastor is what triggers her to grow/activate her wings. I imagine something very dramatic where he's being pulled into that lower level of the underworld that Viv mentioned exists, and Charlie jumps in after him and her affection for him and the thought of losing him make her sprout her wings and pull them out of that hell. In essence,sort of like that rescue scene toward the end of Hercules. This needs to happen.

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The last day will be my turn🤭

SAVE THE DATE FOR JUNE 16th! You can contribute with fanfic, fanart, one-shots, edits, etc.

Day 1 - Vampire/Fairytale

Day 2 - New Orleans/1920s

Day 3 - Genderbend/Role Reversal

Day 4 - Pirate x Mermaid/Robin Hood

Day 5 - Arranged Marriage/Macbeth

Day 6 - Deal Pact/Guardian Angel

Day 7 - Free AU Day

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Just testing Photoshop😋

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I feel extremely wise to have noticed several of these points since the first time I laid eyes on this show.

Becoming the mask you wear, a Charlastor essay

I have read some of the season 2 leaks and I have…opinions. I believe a certain leaked season 2 episode strongly hints towards Alastor having feelings for Charlie and I’m going to explain it under the cut. Don’t read if you don’t want to be spoiled!

Note: I'm still avoiding any spoilers on Vox or on Alastor's past so please don't mention them in the comments!

Episode 4 Season 2, that should be retitled “Getting rid of all the Alastor red herrings in Season 1”

A quick recap of Season 1 from Alastor’s point of view

Season 1 has seen Alastor starting to do good acts for evil reasons (becoming friends with Charlie to get a deal). Charlie has rewarded his good behaviour with kindness and that has tempted Alastor into his very first 100% good act: risking his life to fight against Adam.His first genuinely good act resulted in…failure and loss. He was forced to flee to survive, his mic was broken, and he lost his power. So what happens in one of the leaked episodes of season 2?

Alastor and Lucifer: the ‘dad Alastor’ joke finally put to rest

Alastor and Lucifer have a discussion.

Two things that Lucifer says make Alastor VERY angry:

He reminds Alastor that Charlie has a girlfriend

He accuses him of abandoning Charlie and not protecting her

Alastor gets so angry that he leaves the hotel.

If Lucifer thought that Alastor was just a friend/father figure, a simple "You failed to protect her" would have been enough. But the fact that he adds the note about Vaggie suggests that he wants to discourage a possible romance. As for Alastor, his anger after Lucifer reminds him that Charlie has a girlfriend could indicate that he feels frustrated about not being able to be with her.

Basically,now that Charlie is not around, they both have dropped the “who is the best dad” charade and they are admitting what is the real conflict between them: Lucifer doesn’t want Alastor as a boyfriend for Charlie and he doesn’t want him as a protector for Charlie. Alastor is pissed because he cannot be a boyfriend and he has failed as a protector. 

The real conflict between Al and Luci is due to the fact that he doesn’t want him as a son in law, not as a…second dad to a very adult, college graduate daughter?(Seriously?) 

I noticed it on my first watch but 90% of the fandom missed it, why?

Season 1 Episode 5 is a silent match between Alastor and Lucifer: Alastor wants to piss Lucifer off and the first thing that comes to his mind is to pretend to be her boyfriend without Charlie noticing (see pictures if you didn’t notice…) Lucifer squirming everytime Alastor touches Charlie is super hilarious.

Then when Charlie informs Lucifer that she has a girlfriend, Alastor quickly changes strategy to annoy him and starts singing about being a better dad. But someone that was ready to pose as her boyfriend 3 minutes ago is really not a plausible dad for Charlie :) . Even in the dad song Alastor can’t stop hugging Charlie inappropriately.

But back to Season 2!

We drop completely Alastor talking about “dying for his FRIENDS” or about “protecting the hotel”, the focus is on Charlie and Charlie alone. According to Lucifer he failed in protecting Charlie, not generically her friends.

Because everything was always only about Charlie even in season 1, but I won’t elaborate on this here because I want to stay on topic ;) 

For me this essay can stop here and conclude that Alastor’s feelings for Charlie are canon, but wait,there’s more!

Charlie’s interview

Charlie has an interview and two important things happen:

Charlie confirms that she is bisexual (for all the viewers at home that didn’t know yet)

Charlie has a panic attack when Baxter starts reminding her of Sir Pentious, gets teased by the journalists and the crowd for it, and what does Vaggie do? She doesn’t help her and cringes in silence, covering her face as if pretending she doesn’t know her.

This behaviour by Vaggie is not new, she did the same in the pilot, being embarrassed by Charlie while her interview was failing. For people that think the showrunners have forgotten the pilot…they have not forgotten, they are just incorporating all the ideas very slowly in the main series :) 

So in the same episode in which Alastor’s feelings become more obvious the viewer is reminded that Charlie is bi and that her current relationship has…issues. 

Could this be…intentional? 

Not intentional in the sense that Ch@ggie will ever break up in the future (no, the author has said they will have a sex scene, remember?). But the series probably wants the audience to start rooting for Charlastor, even if it’s an impossible romance.

Also notice that last time Charlie tried to impress a crowd (in cannibal town)it was a success because Alastor was helping Charlie. Now she fails again because no one is really helping her. (I want to make it clear that this is not character bashing of Vaggie on my part. It’s the show itself that is making those parallels, for who knows what reasons)

Alastor and Rosie

Alastor is super pissed that without his mic he is weakened, so he asks Rosie for help but she cannot fix it.

We learn that Rosie is Alastor’s master and she acts creepy toward him, calling him ‘handsome’ and ‘his pet’ . 

Following his conversation with Lucifer, it becomes evident that Alastor’s objective in Season 2 is not only to regain his power but also to reclaim his role as Charlie’s protector. 

We know that he hates being on a leash and observant viewers also know that he doesn’t like being touched by her (see pictures below), yet he’s willing to go into the lion’s den to fix his mic. 

Rosie being Alastor’s master and not Lilith like everyone (me included) had assumed completely changes Alastor’s role in the story.

Alastor’s literary pattern: becoming the mask you wear

Alastor haters basically think that Alastor’s role in the story is going to be like the frontman’s role in Squid game, season 2. They both joined the heroes for evil reasons and they both helped them to gain their trust. Haters believe that,like the Frontman, Alastor will backstab Charlie and use her trust for him against her. But Alastor and Frontman have very important differences.

Alastor’s goal is sympathetic: Frontman’s goal is to make the Squid Game succeed to keep the rich guests happy. Alastor is a black man that wants freedom from the chains of a white woman, you can’t get more sympathetic than that.

Alastor and Charlie’s goals are not in conflict: 456 wants the Squid games to end, Frontman wants them to succeed. Alastor's evil plan against Charlie is probably to force Charlie to fight against Rosie. Since Rosie is not someone connected to Charlie (like Lilith),their goals (running the hotel vs getting his freedom back) can both become reality. That can explain why a character like Alastor could plot something against Charlie while simultaneously having feelings for her. 

Alastor believes he is justified in seeking his freedom. Since Rosie holds no personal significance to Charlie, he does not view his actions as harmful to her, and he thinks that the only way to get help is to force the princess with a deal, because he has never had anyone on his side willingly,he always had to survive alone and force people to have any help. Will his outlook change in S2? Something tells me it will :) 

I believe Alastor’s character arc in the whole show is going to be Becoming the mask

A villain that joins the heroes and starts doing good acts for evil reasons, until the difference between what is fake and what is real starts to blur and he becomes more and more good as time passes. Note that the tv tropes page I linked mentions that “They might even fall in love with another person whom they're explicitly supposed to be taking advantage of.”  :)  :) :)

Because of those literary rules, it is unreasonable to completely discount every good act Alastor did in season 1 because his motivations are unclear. Doing something good for evil reasons is still doing good, and doing good for months (not a couple of days like Frontman…) changes you overtime. Charlie’s positive feedback is also making the act of doing good rewarding in itself and that encourages Alastor to become the hotel’s protector for real and risk his life against Adam.

But villains can’t become good so easily. Alastor suffering failure and loss because of his first truly selfless act is a classic step in a villain redemption arc. His role as hotel protector is also challenged by Lucifer who wants to take his place. Alastor will probably be tempted into starting to do evil again, but his friendship with Charlie has changed him for good and he won’t be able to follow through. 

Alastor can fall in love despite being ace

In a recent episode of Helluva Boss, Masquerade, we see Mammon, a character that identifies as ace, flirting with Leviathan,a pretty demoness, and asking her for a date. That is 100% the author trying to tell us that ace people date in the hellaverse.

Rosie being Alastor’s master reframes her statement about any Alastor romance being impossible. She is not a well meaning friend who knows Alastor like the back of her pockets, she is his ENEMY, he is secretive with her and clearly touch-repulsed by her. 

Rosie probably doesn’t know that he’s not aro and that he’s not as touch repulsed as he seems to be (at least not with Charlie! She can hug him with no problem.)

In season 1 Alastor being ace is used as a jab only against Charlie/Alastor, while with other people Alastor is explicitly shown to reject them or avoid being touched by them

He has openly rejected Angel twice (in the pilot and in ep1s1)

He doesn’t like when Rosie touches him

He cleans his hand after greeting Lucifer

He hugs Mimzy but when SHE tries to touch him he swats away her finger

He rejects people left and right without mercy and without care,yet with Charlie (and with Charlie only) we rely on second hand information from an unreliable source (Rosie) instead of the script having simply Alastor say “sorry Rosie, she’s just a friend”? Mmmmm…sounds like a red herring to me!

Why did the show choose to trick the viewers like that?Probably the show runners wanted to establish Alastor as a character in his own right before focusing on romance. 

But I think this was a really bad choice on their part because some viewers will resent being tricked like that. Romance should never be a mystery to solve.

Conclusion

This is only episode 4 guys! In season 1 Charlie and Alastor barely interacted in the first 4 episodes and we still got two episodes with good Charlastor content (ep 5 and 7). Now that the good content is starting to flow even in the first episodes I wonder what on earth could happen in the later episodes. 

As for Charlie…who knows? Based on the available information, it seems unlikely that Charlie will break up with Vaggie, despite Vaggie’s questionable behavior in the leaks. But maybe the couple will solve their problems for real this season?Only time will tell.

Personally I think Charlie/Alastor will be a story of an unrequited romance, like Phantom/Christine from Phantom of the Opera.(PotO is Vivziepop’s favourite musical,COINCIDENCE?) 

Like Phantom, Alastor is an older villain (though not truly older, as Charlie is over 200 years old) who poses as a father figure while secretly harboring romantic feelings for the girl. But the girl loves someone else. What will happen?

A big thanks to

@Sternentorte and

@rosegalaxy00

on twitter/ X for helping me write this essay :)