#dad duet

[aryesdanger24]

Hot take: Alastor doesn't like being the weakest in a room and especially wants to be noticed (he is the center of attention). We can see it when Carmille addresses him at the table for his absence and immediately brushes him off. We see him prickling at the comment but he let's it be since he knows them well and recognizes they still know him enough to recognize his absence.

So, Alastor notices immediately how much everyone puts into seeing Lucifer (we see how he observes when he walks in the room), and I bet there is some envy at the attention. Especially when he doesn't immediately notice Alastor and heads for his daughter.

Then Lucifer leaves Charlie to greet the things not even addressed in the show yet like Kiki and the Razzle Dazzle boys. Instantly putting him below everyone on the list in terms of meeting him.

So, he is thoroughly offended and brings attention back to himself by discussing the wall and instantly Lucifer is confused why his daughter didn't answer and then proceeded to belittle Alastor....which uh clearly leads to a FUCK you comment.

It is the result of not only being ignored and belittled, but also that Lucifer is physically and mentally not as focused on his appearance which I feel might play some part Alastor's jealousy. Lucifer doesn't have to constantly defend himself from people. No one underestimates Lucifer so Alastor takes it upon himself to be his number 1 hater. He revels in his own ability to use Lucifer's daughter as a shield and even a cover to create more distress in the other.

A show that is directly pointed at Lucifer and using Charlie's trust in him to his advantage, he shields and pisses off Lucifer in the process by acting fatherly. That way Lucifer cannot harm him unless he wants Charlie to hate him, which also doubles as a way to be better than Lucifer.

After all, Alastor loves to prey upon weakness and be right about it.

I am not saying that Alastor is not potentially affected by someone (Lillith perhaps?) Which leads him to act this way. Also I am not sure why Alastor let Lucifer finish his father daughter song with Charlie if he aimed to strike issue between them. I think the dad off duet might've been in some way showing Lucifer how absent he was as a father to motivate him to be better.

Regardless of motive, I stick to my theory of Alastor wanting attention which why he has his radio show despite not even killing. He is searching for people to notice him and his absence. Much like when a kid goes on vacations and comes back hoping people ask where they have been.

Update: I have since watched the finale of Hazbin

My view has not changed other than solidifying this envious narcissistic Alastor theory.

The envious part of his so easily seen at the end of the finale as he sang to himself. He desperately wants to be free and clearly has some power being held away by the one who owns him....which only plays into this envy he has towards others.

Moreover, it makes all his little jabs at his character all the more intriguing. He knows his power has been strapped away to some degree but like he tells Charlie "A smile can hide many things and keep you in control no matter what."

That is Alastor's game.

He offered true advise for her for 2 reasons:

1. To avoid extermination since he himself has been limited in power.

2. To reward her for being so easy to manipulate (giving candy to a good kid)

It shows to viewers that Alastor is confident enough to give his behavior away to Charlie. Despite her position she always gave him the respect and fear he craved while being easier to manipulate than most.

Being around her makes him feel powerful and even the hotel does...which is another reason why I believe he is so touchy about being reminded of his deal. This place is clearly a hunting ground that he doesnt want Husk ruining since he is bound here. He is attached to either a main cast member (Charlie being the more obvious choice) or the hotel itself but it's much more likely a cast member.

All and all, that fact makes all the power positioning and false threats and pompous attitude a front to avoid people sensing weakness, but I really believe Alastor craves to be noticed since he gets so many comments about radio being dead and such. He is finding relevancy despite the potential dangers of someone actually calling his bluff. It shows his narcisstic attitude well, that he truly believes he can either talk or bluff his way out of any situation with a dangerous smile.

Also I live for Lucifer and Alastor's rivalry and hatred toward eachother, I hope season 2 has more of their banter.

[adyophene]

The Greatest Showcat! [Lucihusk/Royalflush]

[quarkfancam]

the 4 cardassian main cast members (garak ziyal damar dukat) in ds9 are genuinely such a cool way of portraying the many complexities of cardassian morality & living they make me want to chew through drywall

[vendimeyers]

In the back of my mind some part of me is always thinking about the dynamic between the metacrisis Doctor and his teenage daughter Mia

[livwritesstuff]

When he and Eddie adopt their oldest daughter, Moe, Steve begins to experience a phenomenon.

The phenomenon is that whenever Erica Sinclair comes up from Indiana to visit them, Moe just so happens to discover a brand new way to misbehave.

Now, Steve knows that this is mostly a coincidence. Moe is eighteen months old, the perfect age for getting herself into trouble, and she does that plenty even without an audience. There’s definitely a certain level of consistency to it when Erica was around, and that was bad enough, but the real problem (for Steve, anyway) is that Erica is an attorney. When Moe inevitably gets herself into some kind of shit, Erica doesn’t hesitate for even a second to jump in as Moe’s unofficial legal counsel purely for her own enjoyment.

Which is exactly what happens when Erica visits and they find Moe in her bedroom (Steve knew there was a reason she was being so damn quiet) scribbling on her walls with crayons.

“Moe, wha–”

“Excuse me, I’m her attorney,” Erica immediately says, crouching down by Moe’s side.

Steve tries to ignore her.

Did you do this?”

“Absolutely not,” Erica says, her eyes on Moe. Moe looks right back at her with her big brown eyes for a moment before looking up at Steve.

“No,” Moe shakes her head.

“Why are you holding a crayon, then?”

“Where,” Erica demanded. Moe holds up her orange crayon with a cheeky grin, “Oh, I–”

“Did you do it?” he repeats.

“Objection – asked and answered,” she cuts in even as Moe shakes her head again.

“Okay, Moe, you know we only draw on paper, right?”

“Objection – art is subjective.”

Steve pauses to shoot Erica a look, but even in that short amount of time, Moe decides to turn back to the wall and resume her scribblings.

Erica does a double-take.

“Are you kidding me?” she mutters through gritted teeth, “Stop.”

[anotherrandompersonsstuff]

Alastor: "I guess Charlie can consider me as a father figu..."

Lucifer:

[lifeofloon]

We love doing a duet

[slushie5544]

WHY!?

WHY DID I LOOK UP CORPSE BRIDE (Mind you my all time favorite Tim Burton movie ever made) WHILE IM WRITING MY LOVES PINING AND NOW ALL I SEE IS THEM DUETING THE SONG AND I SWEAR TO GOD I MAKE ANOTHE TGOD DAMN AU BEFORE I EVEN FINISH THIS ONE I AM GOING TO ACTAULLY EXPLODE

(See tags for the rest of this shit idea)

[anewdaywilldawn]

Soo I started taking violin classes like a month ago and both my mom and the teacher kept telling me (jokingly):

“did you know that the violin was said to be the devil’s instrument?”

(Coz it’s complex and difficult to play but also charming and luring (?))

And I was like “where did I heard of this before…”

THIS IS WHERE.

LUCIFER HIMSELF.

THE KING OF HELL.

(just for the sake of accuracy, the violin is played on the left shoulder but who am I to judge tbh)

[dreamii-krybaby]

So uh @bloodywolfwings gave me the idea to call Yeva and her parter’s ship name “Russian Duet” which is great but then I thought of calling them “Russian roulette”, bc not only its a silly pun, we could also connect it to how they died; a bullet to the head :D

Anyways, imma call these 2 “Russian Duet” and “Russian Roulette”

They have unironically become one of my fav ships and comfort ships.

[namekian-maoh]

Lucifer and Alastor fighting over Charlie... Not something I thought I'd ever see but I'm here for it!

[dangerliesbeforeyou]

today's rec:

think i mentioned this song in the tags of another rec so... figured it was time to actually rec it lol! anyway this is maybe one of the coolest mvs ever lol??? stop motion with some incredible claymation work on top of that! the bit w/ the chickens always makes me laugh pfft plus it's an absolute bop lol

[w3t-c4t]

Valentines drawing of the lovely Russian lovers <333

I love these two sm hsbdjsbd-

[poisonoakmp3]

getting my 65 year old dad into bright eyes but watch out!

[eclipsedrawsthings]

And in another attempt to get my mutuals to watch Free:

We have character songs here. A lot of character songs. You will not believe how many character songs we have. And they are good and fun and varied.

I genuinely think it’s odds-on there will be at least one song you like.

[grellsaw]

❝ never thought you'd be face to face with a reaper at your sinful little get-together ? word tends to spread far and wide like wildfire. so, where's all the hot men ? ❞

𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐙𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 //. @ducktastic-dad