#alastor episode 8

[danveration]

That no-good-first-man-on-earth

Parings: Alastor x reader

Summary: Alastor opens up to you (kinda). You confront him about his cane being gone, asking what happened after the early extermination attack.

Word count: (Around) 1154

Warnings: Mention of Adam dying, mention of death, mention of Al taking someone’s soul, ummm.. yes I think that’s about it!

A/N: YES I MADE IT !! the ending might be a bit rusty but I hope you enjoy it nevertheless! :’)

It was a week or two after the early extermination attack. The hotel has gotten a bit more residents and attention due to Charlie and the original residents protecting hell and successfully winning. The hotel has gotten an upgrade, that’s for sure. Lucifer now approves of its looks, so that says something.

During the attack you noticed how Alastor disappeared for a while and came back when it was all over. It made you question what happened when he went up against Adam. He was fine, physically. But you noticed something in his eyes that changed. Of course, he still smiles the same as before.. but it doesn’t always seem like he wants to. But the biggest, most obvious thing you noticed is that his staff/cane is gone. Nobody really seemed to question it but it set off an alarm in your brain because, well, he always has it on him.

You’re currently sitting in one of the lounge chairs in the lobby of the hotel, when you see Alastor confidently stroll in. He gives the lobby a quick look all around to see who’s all in there. In which, right now it’s just you.

“Hello, my dear!” He says, smiling and starts walking towards you.

“I must say, it’s rare that it’s empty in this area. Peace and quiet is often something I don’t have the luxury in experiencing, especially now that the hotel has gotten the attention that Charlie desperately craved.” He laughs.

He’s now standing beside you. You look up and smile back at him.

“Yeah, I’m happy for her though. She seems very overwhelmed, you know? But in a good way.” You say.

“Mm yes, she does, doesn’t she?”

You want to bring up how he doesn’t have his cane anymore, but you don’t know exactly how he’ll react. Though, he hasn’t ever snapped at you so you think it won’t be bad. Knowing him, he’ll probably just avoid the question by saying, “that’s for me to know.” As he does whenever someone brings up why he was absent for 7 years.

“Hey, Al?” You say, looking at him.

He raises his brow in question.

“Hm? What is it, dear?” He asks.

“I have a question.. you totally don’t need to tell me but I’ve just noticed that your um.. cane? You don’t have it anymore.”

You notice as you bring it up, Alastor tenses up and smiles more, darting his eyes away from you. You can feel that this was something he didn’t think you’d bring up.

He doesn’t seem to be saying anything, so you continue. “I was just wondering.. why is that? You usually keep it on you at all times. And also I’ve noticed that you’ve been a bit different since-“ You are stopped suddenly by Alastor using his shadow magic to teleport the two of you to his room.

You are caught by surprise, looking around disoriented, but than you realize where you are.

“Uhm- Al?” You question.

You assume he took you two to his room because he didn’t want anyone to hear the conversation, so you don’t question it. Which makes sense, he doesn’t want anyone else questioning his motives.

He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. He opens his eyes and looks at you. “That is for me to know.” He says in a neutral tone.

Wow such a surprising statement.

“I knew you’d say that. Listen, you know you can talk to me, right? I’m here for you.” You assure him.

He looks at you weirdly, as if he is waiting for the joke line to happen. But it doesn’t. You care for him. That’s definitely new. Sure, Alastor has friends. Or, acquaintances, as he calls it. But you seem to deeply care for him and what happened.

He isn’t sure exactly how to react. “How amusing! That’s very kind of you.” He says and chuckles. You notice something in his eyes that doesn’t align with the emotion he is trying to project.

“Alastor, I’m serious. You don’t need to put on a show for me.. I want to know the real you.” You say, looking at him.

He debates if he should continue with his charades, but knows you’ll just see past it. He never ever would be this laid-back with anyone else accusing him of “putting on a show” or accusing him of having alternative feelings. He would’ve surely taken their soul or.. well, killed them by now. But you and his relationship has always been good. You guys always chat about whatever nonsense comes to mind, he showed you around the place where he records his radio broadcasts, and even let you attended once. He always had a soft spot for you. You never had a fear of him and never liked it when Husk or other people badmouthed him. He once caught you ranting to Niffty about how much you adored him. It made him smile.

Alastor squints his eyes and thinks of what to say.

“Well, my dear. You know that no-good-first-man-on-earth? Adam, I believe his name was.” He emphasizes the word “was,” seemingly to be very happy and satisfied now that he’s dead. He laughs continues, “he used his no-good angelic waves to break in half!” He says.

You’re in shock. Not because you thought his cane was indestructible or anything. It was because he actually told you what happened. You guess he trusts you more than he lets on.

“Oh..” You look at him sympathetically. “I’m so sorry, Alastor.”

“Mm, yes. Me too. But no worries, dear. I can live without it.” He says trying to cover up the fact that he cares quite a lot.

Without thinking, you place a hand on his arm trying to give him comfort. He slowly moves his head to look at your hand. He doesn’t mind one bit, in fact, he feels the complete opposite of how he usual feels when people try to touch him.

You quickly remember he doesn’t like physical touch very much, so you move to pull away.

“No.” He says quickly.

You’re confused and question what he means.

“No, what?”

Your hand on his arm felt like a new sensation he hasn’t felt before. He quickly became embarrassed of his sudden outburst decline of you not taking his hand on his arm.

Something inside him snaps and his persona cracks, and he then does something that you’ve never expect.

He hugs you.

Your heart feels warm and you have butterflies in your stomach. THE Alastor, the radio demon is hugging you. You don’t see him as those labels though. You see him as HIM.

Despite your incredible shock in what is happening, you hug him back, wrapping your arms around his suit jacket.

“I do apologize.” He mumbles while hugging you.

“You don’t have to apologize, Alastor. This is what I wanted. For you to open up.” You say softly and smile.

He doesn’t pull away yet, and you don’t mind one bit.

A/N: IM THINKING OF MAKING A PART TWO WHERE THE READER MAKES HIM ANOTHER CANE AS A SURPRISE. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!!

[r1v3rcurr3nt]

Alastor be having a ✨️Menty B✨️

[wyxxiee]

can i say something reaaaal crazy rn?

let me tell you something… LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!!!

edit: It could be either Eve or Roo, I’m betting my sanity on this one 🤣

read my other theory: here !!

EDIT : okayyy, i know i haven’t been answering my inbox (my apologies, i’m really busy rn🥲) but might i just add about the concern about the eyes! PLS READ:)!!

[notherpuppet]

Alastor lore (the kitten)

[lovewillabides]

Putting these two lines from different conversations after each other? Nice.

[kanrix]

That near-death experience hit buddy hard

[luci-was-a-dreamer]

Just a reminder that Husk acknowledges that Angel is hot. I heard it, you heard it, we all heard it

Look at how he looks at Angel 🥺

[kalfui]

There's nothing to say it's just cute

[magicalgirlmanda]

Alastor Bleeds Too

We were all gobsmacked when we saw Adam curbstomp Alastor in battle, but it's shocking on rewatch to see blood. Alastor's blood. On Adam's sword!

Alastor, the Radio Demon and a feared overlord in Hell, he's certainly powerful, but this showed that he is not invincible. Nobody in the show seemingly is, not even Adam and the angels, but Alastor builds his reputation on fear, and look at him here. He has been kicked down hard enough to actually bleed.

Everyone is talking about how he was on the verge of a breakdown because of his own situation of being trapped in a deal (possibly with Lilith) but I think his fear comes more from feeling helpless. Take a look at this shot.

He is bent over, clutching at the injury on his chest, the same place where Adam struck him and spilled his blood because he can still feel it, feel pain. He is terrified that he, who without a doubt spills plenty of blood on a good day for fun, bleeds too. That notion clearly horrifies him enough to trigger his panic and genuine fear. The fear that he bleeds too and is not as powerful as he strives so hard to make himself out to be.

[hearse-full-of-rats]

I'm actually losing my shit over the minor detail that both alastor and vox do

In the last episode alastor scrapes his nails into a table and says "sorry to disappoint, that is not where this ends", saying basically that he will get his power and be free from his deal

Vox, earlier on, when he found out alastor was back did the same thing

Both are threatened by losing their power and show the most aggression when their weaknesses are put on display.

Also, this is like,,, an absurdly small detail but that, plus their obvious deep rooted beef, plus this picture of both of them?

Shows that they definitely have a history to the point where they're showed as having similar mannerisms and similar reactions to the thought of losing power

[inconspicious-random-thoughts]

A thought

Okay last post of the night, then i'm finally going to bed.

Spoilers

A wounded and unraveling Alastor in his radio tower...

I don't think this bodes well. Partially, his line of "Great Alastor, altruist, nearly died for his friends." Because he was rather collective before then he sing that line and he started to unravel. The sheer concept of that line is ludicrous to him, yet it nearly happen.

One: He walks around like hes untouchable but he cruelly force to realize his own mortality.

Two: I think he realized that he actually starting to care beyond superficial. That the people at the hotel became his friends. Its unbecoming to a demon like him. He doesn't want to care or befriend them meaningfully. He nearly fucken died, and for what? Them? Their friendship made him weak and I think that's what making him distraught.

In the next part of his song about wanting freedom and trying to find a loophole in his contract. So, I think he is in fact, commanded to watchover the hotel. A command that nearly got him killed. a command Alastor cant get away of the things that's making him go soft.

This man barely keeping it together at this point.

I have to rewatch it to see solidify this opinion but that was my first take.

[ghosted-draws]

Screenshot redraw of my breakdown babygirl- I loved this scene so much and the animators did such a fantastic job on his expressions this was so fun to draw

[character-estudio]

You can't quit now, hell, you owe it There's still damage to be undone

Hazbin Hotel | 1.08 - "The Show Must Go On"

[wyxxiee]

OKAY but Alastor’s and Lucifer’s (i hope it’s his) towers both being on the opposite end is giving “Fuck you. I hate you. But I still care for OUR daughter.”

i truly hate them both (lovingly)

[state-of-franklin]

I’m tired of some people spitting shit about the Adam v. Alastor fight

Yes, Alastor got cocky and had his ass handed to him.

HOWEVER: WE REALIZE HE TOOK AN ANGELIC WEAPON TO THE CHEST AND SURVIVED????

Demons die to Vaggie’s SPEAR, simply because of the nature of the weapon. We see angels and demons dying throughout episode 8 to these badass weapons.

And Alastor TOOK it. He got nailed directly in the chest, and yeah, suffered at very least a punctured lung or something (he was bleeding a LOT), and while he couldn’t physically get up, he got away.

Like, I’m sorry he wasn’t perfect in that battle??? It was super satisfying at first to see him go to town on Adam, but after the fuck up, he LIVED. He got AWAY.

I don’t know a single demon else that was hit by the axe that episode that lived. Alastor is not infallible, yes, I know this, but Jesus Christ y’all, give him credit for probably being the first demon EVER to survive that.

[entjvampire]

WAIT - Vox's crush on Alastor theory?( + the Vees are a canon polycule!)

We all know Vox is obsessed with Alastor, and I'm fairly sure the Vees are a polycule. (Velvette and Valentino, both being involved with Vox romantically and sexually.)

A vee is literally a type of polyamorous relationship, as well.

Valentino also knows a lot about Vox's fixation, possibly meaning that he was there for what I think happened.

In one of the lyrics Alastor sings, he says "he asked me to join his team, I said no, now he's pissy, that's the tea!"

Alastor is AroAce , and the Vees do seem to be a polycule from what I've seen.

Alastor wants to be a solo act , and isn't interested in rising up in the ranks of hell with those he considers to be below him, so I think Vox had a fascination for a while with Alastor, both admiring his power and wanting a cheeky shag, asking him to join his polycule.

But he said no, Vox got pissy, and that's the tea!