#i think this was also my first time drawing loona

[ghostgreations]

Blorbtober Day 22: Boba

[yuuugay]

all of em are pretty different since i didnt think it through jskbcdkjavcd but the 4 gods from @uroboros-if 👍👍👍👍👍

[onetoomanyfandomfixations]

Helluva Boss Characters Reacting to You Asking for a Hug

Tbh this series is just for my own enjoyment at this point lmao

I’m so normal about them, I swear.

BLITZØ

Honestly, it depends on what type of relationship you have with him

Familial relationship? Best BELIEVE he’s coddling the shit outta you rn

^ def a cheek pincher

“Hey sweetie? Do you need me ta fuck someone up for ya?”

But if y’all are platonic, or SATAN FORBID

R O M A N T I C ?

Ur not getting Shit

Well, until you start crying

“You’re a fuckin’ baby, you know that?”

Very casual hugs

Always sits his chin on you

Will complain the entire time

But you both know he loves you

LOONA

“Oh shit, you good?”

She’s blunt, not heartless

Honestly pretty touched that you asked for a hug instead of just going for one

Like her adoptive dad, very casual hugs

Usually just slings an arm over your shoulders

Won’t talk to you about it

Y’all just sit in comforting silence

Don’t let anyone point out that she’s letting you touch her

Will get v flustered

Depending on how you both feel - may let you play with her hair to self regulate

MILLIE

“Sure thing, hun!”

Doesn’t matter who you are, or why you need a hug, she’ll take it

Physical affection is her top love language idc

Squeezes super super tight

Like, you can barely breathe

Gushes over how sweet you are

Will probs pepper your face in kisses too (doesn’t matter what ur relationship with her is)

((Millie is a strong believer in non-romantic kisses, she told me herself))

Will probs ask Moxxie to bring y’all a drink

MOXXIE

“Uhh, you sure you want a hug from me?”

Yes babe I’m sure

Doesn’t think he’s the best one to be comforting you - will palm you off to Millie if he can

But will be offended if anyone else says he can’t look after you

^^ Gets all huffy about it

Distraction is his new best friend

Will tell you a mixture of stories and fun facts to try and make you feel better

Will also make you a hot drink

If you want to, will talk out your feelings with you

STOLAS

Babes just blinks for a hot minute as your words register with him

Has the softest smile

“Of course, dearest. Come here.”

A hug isn’t enough for him, you’re in for a full blown cuddle sesh now

Likes the feeling of having you fully wrapped up in his arms

Forehead kisses. Forehead Kisses.

Will sometimes swaddle you in blankets like a literal baby

Hums softly for you

Tries to ask what’s wrong, will def push the subject

He just wants to fix it, okay?

Will just,,, smother you in affection until you’re okay

And then some

OCTAVIA

Judgemental eyebrow raise.

Judgy, judgy girl

Y’all gotta be CLOSE for her to hug

((But not really, she’s so touch starved its not funny, but we don’t talk about that-))

Long, comforting hugs

If u end up crying, will fix your makeup for you

Don’t mention it though

Like, literally don’t mention it or it won’t happen again

She probs just breathes a sigh of relief when y’all hugs

Holds on a little too tight, for a little too long

If you ask first, she’ll start coming to you for hugs now too

FIZZAROLLI

Baby. Baby, baby man.

Will wrap his arms around you several times over

Another really tight hugger

You had shit to do?

Sike, not anymore

Now you’re spending all day with Fizz

Your fault, you started it by asking for a hug

Is super worried about you, but tries to play it down

Will do stupid shit just to see you laugh

Will ALSO flirt with you until you can’t stand it anymore

ASMODEUS

Immediately concerned, does not try to hide it

Much like his bf, cancels all plans for today

Y’all are gonna be chilling in bed and cuddling now

Just kinda,,, scoops you up?

Definitely plays with your hair

Gives a SOLID head massage

So so gentle and sweet

Just lays you on his chest

Draws pictures on your back and makes you guess what he’s drawing

^^ he does this to help ground you

Tbh he’ll probably drag Fizz to bed too, so know they’re both looking after you

Mans isn’t gonna let anyone get left out

[akirathedramaqueen]

No, I am not done with Western Energy yet, and I am not sorry

I. Just. Can't. With those parallels.

Just look at that! I am sure bunch of people already pointed that, but Hell knows it makes me think a lot about this shift.

Murder Family

[Blitzø]: Stolas, this is really a bad time!

[Stolas]: Mm, when isn't it a bad time, Blitzy?

Stolas *knows* Blitzø is in danger. There could've been a room for speculation, if it wasn't for the next exchange:

[Blitzø]: What is it?!

[Stolas]: I've been meaning to follow-up on our last little conversation regarding my grimoire.

[Blitzø]: What did you just call me?!

[Stolas]: My book, Blitzy. The book I was given to do my job. That I've allowed you to use to do yours.

*gunshot*

[Blitzø]: Shit!

[Stolas]: Anyhoo, I have been thinking... You know I've been permitting you to access the mortal realm less than legally for some time now? But I do need it back to fulfill my duties. I was thinking; what if we worked out some kind of an exchange? Favors for favors... Doesn't that sound...

*gunshot*

[Stolas]: ...enticing?

[Blitzø]: You gotta stop using your fancy-ass rich people talk, okay? I am trying to concentrate to not getting FUCKED IN MY A *gunshot*

I will omit the rest, as it won't add much to the point (if you've seen the show, you know the conversation doesn't stop here), but you can draw some conclusions from the dynamic:

Stolas sees Blitzø in projection. Gunshots do not give any chance for the wrong interpretation. He knows imp is getting chased.

Stolas takes his time to get to the point, speaks slowly, as if playing with Blitzø, with his life even, and he enjoys that. He knows Blitzø can't turn him down as imp is on a hook.

Blitzø is clear that he would like to pass on the call for the better time, but Stolas keeps him on the line. Blitzø is clear that Stolas needs to get to the point because he is about to get killed, and Stolas, although does that, is still slow in speech, playful, and demeaning towards him.

Overall, Stolas does not care about Blitzø being safe at the beginning of the series. You can also get from that convo that he crosses boundaries without guilt, and if he was able to jeopardise life of his potential lover, it's not surprise at all that he is demeaning, creepy with overly sexual talks at inappropriate times, and does not take Blitzø's offence as something to care about (I don't think Blitzø was called by his name properly at least once in the 1st season, but I have to check), as shown in later episodes. Stolas is abusing power and knows he will get away with it, because Blitzø has nowhere to go and has to put with it.

Western Energy

[Blitzø]: It's really not a good time, buddy...

[Stolas]: I'm sorry it's a bad time yet again, Blitzy, but, um...

[Stolas]: I seem to have found myself in a bit of a sitch.

You see the parallel, right? Right?!

I'm sorry it's a bad time yet again, Blitzy.

The first time we heard that, he wasn't sorry. He was dismissive.

Mm, when isn't it a bad time, Blitzy?

And the situation... Stolas is literally getting kidnapped, and finds time to ask an apology for calling at wrong time. *Again*.

Let's look at another piece of conversation:

[Moxxie]: That's Striker, sir!

[Blitzø]: Oh, for fuck's sake! Can't you just get away? Aren't you powerful?

[Stolas]: I believe he has me bound with blessed rope, which limits my ability to free myself I'm afraid. So I think you should come save me.

[Blitzø]: Oh, shit, Stolas, I can't today, alright? I'm sorry. I-I'm literally on my way to take Loona in for her very important Hellbies S.H.O.T. It takes years to book an appointment at that place, it took me five to get this one... and she's doing a lot of field work, so you know, she needs it...

[Stolas]: Oh, ha-ha, well, I do agree that is very important... but I-

We know the rest. The phone is taken away by Striker, and the conversation is interruped. We also know that Stolas gets a sudden realisation that he is in danger, which gives a hint that before he didn't recognise the situation quite as serious.

You see the shift that happened?

Stolas apologises for taking Blitzø's time, despite being in imminent danger. He went from total dismissive to total apologetic and even evasive.

Stolas takes into account Blitzø's reasons, and admits their importance.

This time Blitzø is the one who talks more, but he is on point the whole time and generally sounds uneasy, understanding that this time this is, despite being the bad time, very important. As we know, after the conversation he rushes in, before agreeing with Moxxie and Millie for them to go instead.

And why is so?

I find it very interesting that the similar phrase was used in so different contexts. In the comparison, the power dynamic simply has flipped.

Stolas was the one who needed attention, and Blitzø was the one who was asked for help.

The first time around, Stolas needed attention as well, but his matter was so diminutive and Blitzø's problems at the moment were so serious, it was simply disrecpectful, to say the least.

The second time, his request is to literally save his life, and he apologises, puts Blitzø's interest higher than his. He now feels like he is a burden, a nuisance in Blitzø's life, not wanting to disturb him at all. The connection that holds them became so fragile, because Stolas realises he has nothing to offer besides power, and from that sole conversation it becomes clear that he now avoids using it against imp even on the verge of being hurt.

Stolas's attitude shifted from dominant to apologetic, he went from assertive to frightened, and, as Blitzø's importance in his life grew, so grew Stolas, giving us hope for his redemption, but also showing how insecure he really was all the time.

So much for the regal title and eldritch powers, if you can't hold onto a meaningful relationship with the one you care for.

[sissytobitch10seconds]

My suggestion for how to fix the Stolas Problem

Don't know what the Stolas Problem is? Don't worry! I'll explain it to you. The Stolas Problem is an issue that the Helluva Boss show is having in which the entire premise of the show has basically been scraped to instead focus on a character that was supposed to be a love interest only. The end of the first season and beginning of the second also majorly ret-conned him so that he is no longer a sympathetic or fun character. It transformed him from someone that was horny all the time and rather bad, but typical for what a demon in Hell should have been, to a sadistic delusion narcissitic jerk that coerced a lower being into having sex with him or else Blitz's only friends and daughter would be out on the street. It went from them using each other to Stolas coercing and raping Blitz in what's called a quid pro quo relationship. So that being said, let's get going!

Instead of having him be sad that he's not loved by Blitz, have him be oddly excited about the date and trying to figure out why his feelings are so weird, maybe through the song Stella yells at him for.

Get rid of The Circus entirely, it's unnecessary and makes the quid pro quo rape really uncomfortable because Stolas thinks they're basically dating instead of just using him back.

Get rid of Seeing Stars. We already had a "Stolas trying to love his daughter the way she needs" episode and this is just making him look far worse. If you want to show more Stolas then have him out with Via when Blitz is calling him for help with the DHORKS or something.

Make Stella an actual person and show her in the background with Via. If you want her to be abusive, make sure that none of her actions mimic Loona or Stolas or any of the other characters that are seen in the show like they currently do.

Put Western Energy at the end of S2 and put more episodes specifically just about IMP. Maybe develop Millie more as a character, have the episode where Blitz tells Loona that she needs to be nicer be a full thing where he has to try and hire other secretaries but finds that she's the only one that works for them. The show is about Blitz, the protagonist, not about Stolas the love interest.

The "He can get hurt?" is the perfect thing to perk up Blitz's love for Stolas so it should definitely be at the end.

Show more of them liking each other after the awkwardness of their first 'date' at Ozzie's. Show them cuddling in bed or laughing about something or deciding that they don't want to have sex after trying awkwardly for an episode and so they just sit and eat ice cream while bonding over a shared interest. Right now the only thing drawing these two together is the narrative.

I also think making him a serial cheater would explain the fetishization of Blitz' demonic race, by having previous partners enjoy being degraded and talk to that way. It could end up with them having a fight and that's how Stolas confesses by saying he wants to learn Blitz more than he did them because he loves him.

Have Blitz still get back with Fizz as friends but explore more of their romantic feelings to show what Blitz thinks a relationship should be except it's not what all relationships had to be because they had puppy love and not grown adult with kids love.

If you have any ideas of other things that might help make their relationship more believable or make more sense, feel free to add to this last!

[cloudcountry]

thank you to the three people that tagged me in the twst author spotlight ^^ irene, siren, and sapphy, thank you. i read what you said about me and i was very touched. i didnt think i would gain so many friends in such a short period of time, and you all deserve to be recognized for your contributions to the twst community!! :D

EVERYONE LOOK AT MY FRIENDS.

@tinyletterz, who has a beautiful soul and amazing writing. i've known her since my baby days on quotev writing for a fandom which shall not be named, and it's so such a pleasure being her friend. she writes twst x reader content and has a gorgeous series about flower languages that i think about a lot. thank you remy for helping me get accustomed to tumblr, you're the og!!

@shkrmpp, who was my first mutual that i'd never met before here. thank you for asking about jellyfish and being such a bubbly presence on my dash. shrimpy writes x reader content and creates adorable art!! their hair dye series with the leech twins is super cute and i find myself thinking about teh floyd part in particular very often ^^

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@siphoklansan is another artist!! i think about the art she drew from loona's heart attack with twst character weekly basically. it has been stuck in my brain since i started following her. sippy, its trully beautiful how you mix your culture and your art together. i remember you talking about it when you were drawing fairy gala stuff and it was just stunning. please keep doing what you're doing!! i hope your hiatus proves restful <3

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@rains-asleep is the nickname master because he calls me straubs and thats such an adorable nickname :(((( HIS WRITING IS SUPER CUTE AND IT GIVE SME SO MUCH SEROTONIN (they write x readers btw!!!!!) they recently hit 500 followers (CONGRATS AGAIN!!!!!) and they also write for haikyuu, mha, genshin impact, and obey me!!!

@shinysparklesapphires is an artists that has a lot of cool ocs!! i believe navi was the first one i was introduced to and he's such an icon ^^ sapphy is also really into precure and produces a lot of content for the fandom!! i have yet to finish the precure series she recommended to me but its good so far and laura is the best so true!!

@datboredpencil has THE most STUNNING art. if you want idia x cater content this is DEFINITELY THE BLOG FOR YOU!!! each piece has so much love poured into it and i swear. YOURE ALWAYS LIEK "its a work in progress" BUT IT STILL LOTS SO LOVELY :((( YOUR USE OF COLOR IS JUST SO MUAH!!! CHEFS KISS!!!!!!! I ADORE IT

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@beeirdos-buzzing-bogaloo has a gift when it comes to making ocs!! thule remains my favorite of the ones he has talked about because his design is just so neat!!! I LOVE THAT HIS NICKNAME FROM ROOK IS "MONSIEUR STARGAZER" :((( you have so many ocs that i havent even heard about yet...so im super curious to see what else you put out!!!

@dove-da-birb IS SUCH A GENIUS. they're one of my closests friends and their writing is SO BEAUTIFUL. they're also kidn of a little shit though so watch out /aff tehy write x reader content and draw sometimes, although i dont think theyve posted any of them. ^^ dove is SUCH a delight i promise you'll have fun every single time you talk to them. their energy is infectious and im genuinely really glad im the main target for their chaos. i would not have it any otehr way.

@ashipiko has such delicious art!!! the colors are always so vibrant and the way she draws is so unique. truly, a staple of both the twisted wonderland and as3! fandoms!! her energy is always upbeat and cheery, its hard not to smile when youre talking to her!! truly the biggest ace kisser on thsi platform (probably in the world too hehe)

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@cyath, who has some of the PRETTIEST art i have EVER seen. they draw stuff based on my fics all of the time and i adore it so much. examples of their art can be found here, here, here, and here. do you understand what i mean. do you get it. their art style is SUPERIOR and i ADORE IT!!!!!! they truly have so much talent like damn save some for the rest of us hello!!!!!

@crheativity writes twst x readers!! she's a beginner writer so PLEASE PELASE SHOW HER SOME LOVE!!! right nwo she has some heartslabyul content that i havent gotten around to reading yet but i am SUPER excited to go through them when i get the chance!!! rhea is super fun to talk to hehe <3

and lastly, @jade-s-nymph who organized this whole thing!!! rubia is on hiatus right now but i've seen some of her projects and a few of the things she's written and they're all really good!! there's a lot of x reader content on her writing blog and self indulgent nymphleech content on her personal blog :3

[crooked-wasteland]

How would you rank every HB episode from worst to best?

This took me some time to think on, but thank you for the ask.

So all the Helluva Boss episodes ranked worst to best (in my opinion):

The Circus

I have to place the season 2 premiere as the worst episode of the entire series, simply because it cemented the direction the story was going to go with all of the worst ideas floating to the top. The relationship mystery between Stolas and Blitz gets watered down to a childhood crush based on nothing. It is love at first sight, but then the writing performs gymnastics in order to justify Stolas’ attraction after the fact. It’s so painful in Seeing Stars and Oops how the writers really want us to believe that Stolas liked him as a person first and that is supposed to be shown in how Stolas thinks Blitz is funny when no one else does, but the series of events in the Circus will forever undermine that narrative. He finds Blitz funny because he is attracted to him. Not the other way around.

Aside from the issues with the overarching story, the entire structure of the episode fails. The idea of Chekhov’s Gun is one I believe holds merit as a fundamental tool. If you are going to introduce something like theft, acknowledge the danger of the event, repeatedly draw attention to the theft, and then just never mention any sort of natural conclusion to that plot point. If anything, Blitz returning to Stolas’ home 25 years later to do the exact same thing, necessitated a coming full circle moment of that particular plot point. The failure to identify even the most basic of narrative principles that was a solid through line of character, story and themes told me everything I needed to know about how the series was going to be handled.

Stolas’ song is a poorly-performed nonsensical word salad that I found lacked any cohesion to the character in the previous episode or the next. It’s an ugly song with maybe 2 decent verses where Stolas acknowledges that this was all playing pretend, but that eventually goes nowhere.

Additionally, Stella was officially ruined as a character, which ultimately ruined Stolas as a character. By not giving Stella depth, Stolas was also stripped of any depth or complexity. His reason for staying is dumbed down to “for the child”, and Stella’s motivation is thrown out the window in favor of “she’s awful and please don’t try to make her understandable, because then what if Stolas is held accountable for anything?” Stella is too important a character in Stolas’ story, to make her one dimensional is to make Stolas less interesting. Everything is interwoven in a story, pulling a thread in one place unravels the garment elsewhere.

In a single episode, it encompasses everything that is wrong with the series, past and future.

0/10

Seeing Stars

To be honest, I feel Seeing Stars is most people’s worst episode due to some sense of denial when the season premiered and expected the show to at least continue with some kind of coherent story/timeline. I don’t think it would be as hated if Medrano had tightened up the narrative and made Seeing Stars connect to Ozzie’s more.

However, I would still put it at number 2, even if it had. Mainly because Seeing Stars is the worst sense of characterization and dynamics I have ever seen. And when you are trying to sell a character-driven story, some kind of consistency is required. This episode cemented Loona as being an abusive, manipulative, and entitled “bitch” of a person. Octavia is written like she is 13, not 17. Blitz and Stolas have the darkest timeline where Stolas continues to sexualize Blitz after being told off in the last episode and seemingly acknowledging that he defined the dynamic without any input from Blitz. Then forces him on stage despite Blitz being on the verge of a panic attack. But most of all, it has Stolas and Blitz both completely forget why they are even in this situation, because they are supposed to be looking for Octavia.

There was no lesson Blitz needed to learn, if anything he needed to be instilled with more self esteem where possible. And Stolas already had this story arc done much better in Loo Loo Land. His character actively regresses to redo the exact plot thread, but worse. Much like The Circus, Seeing Stars set the stage for what we could look forward to in regards to the series from here on out, and the utter disrespect leveled at the original 6 episodes.

That’s not even counting how the episode is the exact same plot and story beats as Loo Loo Land, highlighting the extent of how creatively bankrupt the series is.

.5/10

Exes and Ohs

If it comes to personal most hated episode, it would be Exes and Ohs for me. The only reason it is number 3 and not number 1 is because it is a narrative cul-de-sac where the larger story is not affected by it at all.

However, it is still an objectively awful episode. Starting with the premise. The whole plot is a stolen South Park joke. It’s the Steal underpants episode, stretched out into something longer, and not nearly as funny. If you are wholesale ripping off another show, that’s plagiarism. This episode is creatively bankrupt, shouldn’t exist, has no purpose and serves no benefit. People try to argue that it has value due to Moxxie’s backstory, but what does it even serve? Sure, I know it now, but not a single character does. Millie doesn’t even find out. Even moreso, Millie’s entire connection to Chaz goes nowhere and is for nothing. We never know how, when or why she dated Chaz, it's shown she hates him, but she doesn’t even kill him. The whole episode would have ended exactly the same with Crim killing Chaz once he realized the shark demon was lying about having money.

It’s not good when the major complaints of the episode are actually what is saving it from being the worst episode.

2/10

Musical Special

The retconning of this episode, changing who Fizz was as a child to try and justify his uselessness in Oops retroactively is beyond frustrating. There is so much I could go on about in terms of character, but just focusing on this episode.

Mainly, the mildly perturbing extent Medrano goes to hetero-normalize her queer relationships. Every single relationship in the series is stereotypically designed as “Protector” and “Protected”. Stolas, Fizzarolli, and Moxxie are all characters who require constant support and protection from other factors in the plot.

Stolas needed to be protected from Striker. Moxxie needs to be protected from most things in his plots. Season 1 it was the fish monster, Striker, the agents, and finally Ozzie and Fizz. Season 2 we have him needing to be defended from his father and Chaz.

This episode it's all about Fizzarolli and him needing to be defended from his crippling low self-esteem that is only relevant to have him needing to be saved from something. The flashback serves to further retcon Fizz’s personality because a strong and confident performer doesn’t need to be saved from anyone, and in order to have the codependent romance where Fizz needs Ozzie, we need to fundamentally weaken him as a person. It’s a special episode, so the argument that it doesn’t need to exist is rather moot. Regardless, the characters and story are worse off for its addition to the narrative.

2/10

Queen Bee

Another special episode, so the argument of narrative value is once again disregarded. I dislike this episode for how one dimensional every female character is in this story. It highlights all the ongoing issues with misogynistic writing. Loona’s character is a wildly swinging pendulum from being antagonistic towards Blitz to being endeared with little motivation and ultimately being reduced to the caretaker of men. When she and Bee get into an argument, she only deescalates when she sees Tex be uncomfortable. The initial hostility itself is founded on nothing, Loona is immediately resentful of Bee because she’s attractive and people like her, specifically Tex. And her being sweet towards Blitz is entirely based on the fact that her relationship to him makes her look good due to his accomplishment of beating Beelzebub in a drink-off. It doesn’t read sincere, but rather she would look bad if she didn’t take care of him after identifying him as her “dad” when it suited her.

This entire episode works to assassinate Loona’s character and any hope of her being likable and growing. Everything about her motivation is purely selfish and consistently reinforced in big ways, so moving forward it will be very hard to realistically prove she does anything for not her own benefit.

The song was nice for about one minute, then it became unbearably repetitive.

1.5/10

Western Energy

This episode was altered and rewritten, which doesn’t inherently make it bad. It’s just that it was changed due to fans pointing out the glaring plot hole that is why Stella would want to kill Stolas when a divorce would benefit her more. Instead of critically assessing that question and focusing more on world building to create a logical justification for Stella’s actions, the writers shrug their shoulders and just can’t think of anything. It’s a special form of fridge horror as a writer to realize the major plot that was intended to push Blitz and Stolas closer together was so underdeveloped that when at all questioned resulted in the entire plot being unwritten. It’s transparently bad writing, but worse yet is that it is lazy.

This episode is what I use to show an example of how fans inject headcannon and plot into the series that the creators have no interest in spending the energy on. This isn’t James Cameron’s Avatar where there is a massively rich world around a lackluster story that has been crafted with such detail that it feels alive. Helluva Boss, and in extension Hazbin Hotel, have no world building and resort to the most superficial answers to any narrative roadblock at the expense of the characters and understanding their motivations. It shows resentment for not just the audience, but writing as an artform.

3/10

Ozzie's (with season 2 context)

I had to put Ozzie’s on the list twice due to this episode in specific having vastly different reads and reception before and after season 2 premiered. After The Circus, the episode loses all continuity with the original season. Stolas is pining and lovesick over Blitz, he doesn’t actually care about his wife and daughter leaving him. He just wishes more than anything to have his rugged peasant return his affections.

It is a plummet of quality and character in this episode that only comes to fruition with the understanding that Stolas has had an unreciprocated crush for two and a half decades.

With the context of season 2, Stolas doesn’t actually care about his daughter and how his affair, the marriage falling apart, their status, etc. affected her and his family. He only cares about the little boy he got a crush on, who his father rented out like a Lexus and then 25 years later Stolas demanded sex from. Stolas has a complete personality change and isn’t at all who he was the entire series to this point. Everything you thought mattered to him doesn’t, the ways we have come to expect this character to react to things is suddenly entirely different. His expectations are unexplainable and so far out to left field than what we previously established. This is one of the worst written episodes based on the major retconning of a keystone character and no effort being made to connect these changes in the narrative.

This was the warning shot we didn’t know we were given.

1/10

Spring Broken

Spring Broken to Unhappy Campers are the range of utterly ambivalence I have.

The song is poorly incorporated into the episode. Verosika isn’t ever fleshed out. Tex and Loona start off cute, and you can see a starting point of a dynamic between Loona and Blitz and you want her to treat him better while also recognizing that he infantalizes her constantly and doesn’t ever treat her like the adult she is. Could have been really good writing if it went anywhere. This episode establishes Loona abuses Blitz and does so intentionally because it gets her her way. It isn’t malicious, but immature and incredibly cruel, and there is a desire to see her become a better person and grow from this point.

Too bad.

4/10

C.H.E.R.U.B

I know this episode gets a ton of criticism for being a joke/filler episode that goes too long. And that is absolutely correct. However it is still better in that being filler, it is not seeking to be anything more than it is. It is just some dumb fun with a few jokes that come anywhere close to landing. But it doesn’t harm the characters or their stories, unlike the rest of the list up to this point

3/10

Oops

This episode is a hard one to place because I consider the first 7 of this list to be bad episodes. Then 8-12 are those that aren’t good with varying scales of enjoyment on my part. However I think Oops is neither good nor enjoyable. But it has some good story ideas that deserve some credit, regardless of how the writing and pacing consistently tries to undermine them.

The scene of Blitz and Fizzarolli in the alleyway is contrived and feels confused, but it does manage to land some points such as Fizz’s insecurity of being owned by his partner (too bad that goes nowhere and is immediately ignored in favor of Fizz NEEDS Ozzie, so essentially ownership is good actually) and Fizz hanging Blitz’s insecurity and guilt over his head.

The forced engagement, rapid fire pacing, and immediate resolution thoroughly dismantles any good points the episode started to set up. I have to admit the animation is pretty solid, people worked very hard on this for less pay than this quality deserves. But this episode struggles to find a place it belongs on my list because. It almost sees the light only to bury its head in the sand writing-wise.

2/10

Unhappy Campers

Unhappy Campers sits in the same pool with Oops and how it is objectively a terrible episode, but the portions involving Blitz and Barbie are genuinely interesting and I think relatively well done when compared to the rest of the season. Millie has some fun moments herself, though the whole portion of the episode surrounding her and Moxxie could have been cut and it would only serve to elevate the material overall. So even if she is the best part of the worst portion of the story, it still isn’t something I deem worth salvaging.

It would have been an excellent 5 minute episode.

2/10

Murder Family

It’s the first episode. It did well reintroducing the characters from the pilot. It had enough intrigue to see where it would go and how it would expand the world and characters. It. Was genuinely fun and impressive for a YouTube animation, with horror notes and black comedy. There was a sense of character that we could maybe get to know over time and see them struggle and change. It started off very superficial, which was fine.

The blank canvas of what could have been.

5/10

Ozzie's (Before season 2)

Having to remember Ozzie’s premiere after an entire season of thinking we were getting to know the characters, their dynamics, personality, wants, etc. So the personality change in Stolas is given more leeway as LooLooLand set up that he really wished he could find love and his wife and daughter leaving has changed his routine to the point he is in a depression. It even seems Stella took the staff with her in the separation and he’s genuinely all alone.

So him sitting in front of a television asking why nobody will love him makes sense and doesn’t feel out of character when given the room to rationalize and try to piece together the character from past instances. Additionally, him becoming overjoyed at Blitz calling him out is just as easy to rationalize away. I recall watching the episode and interpreting that Stolas was needy, desperate and earnest, not for Blitz, but just in general. And Blitz making himself available to Stolas is why Stolas tries so hard to make this pretend date legitimate. It also explains Blitz’s own utter disinterest in the scenario.

Ironically, looking back, Blitz feels like an Audience insert with how utterly confused and dismissive he is of Stolas’ targeted affection. He sees their relationship like the audience does: one of convenience and mutual benefit. Blitz calling Stolas out is him cashin in on this messed up coercive sex deal they have. Him calling Stolas out and using him for his own gains is only seen as fair in his eyes. And Stolas’ attempts to legitimize the date is a continuation of his own hedonistic selfishness. So when Stolas tries to leave Blitz or otherwise removes himself by covering his face, Blitz’s anger and resentment is valid. Because there’s a lot of confusion taking place at the moment, but Stolas is responsible for all of it and instead runs away.

The exact same escapist behavior that ended up with him in bed with Blitz in the first place.

This is all really compelling drama and without the codependent neediness of the second season, it ties together in what feels like a real season finale for the characters. Everything up to now was a prologue, an introduction of the world, characters and conflicts. Ozzie actually took the characters and faced them off against each other directly. Showing all of their worst traits and building more intrigue to Blitz’s past and his relationships. This was an episode of great potential when it was first released.

7/10

Loo Loo Land

I’ll be honest, the more I think on this episode the more I believe its placement is more out of pettiness than actual quality. While a song that made me invested at the time, You Will Be Okay is a poorly written musical song. Specifically in how it fails to actually build on the themes we were having presented. Because if you really listen to it, the song foreshadows how little Stolas actually cares about Octavia.

The only part of the song that builds character is the one when he speaks of how his marriage is cold and loveless and how “all [his] stories have been told, except for one.” Which one would think that untold story has something to do with Octavia. He’s singing the song for her, to her. He’s presumably alluding to the fact that she’s his only joy in life.

But the very next line is talking about Armageddon. Like the end of everything, the death of the universe, some heavenly judgement. That’s why everyone and their off brand YouTube clone was talking about Stolas dying at some point in the series. Because the song fails to adequately communicate the character and his feelings and how that wraps into the plot. It’s a pretty song to the ears, but fails as a musical.

Additionally, I feel I may still have such a soft spot for this episode in how it often contradicts the current direction the story has attempted to go. Details, dialogue, timeline discrepancies, all of that has continued to hinder the second season in trying to retcon the entire story to this lesser version of itself and Loo Loo land as an episode is just so tightly written that it has become a thorn.

All the portions with Blitz and RoboFizz are great. Great character, great foreshadowing (to nothing unfortunately), great pacing. Those scenes have some legitimately funny jokes. Stolas stole the show it seems, much to the series detriment, but the real stellar parts of the episode were for once the actual main character.

6/10

Truth Seekers

This episode would have been my favorite due to Blitz’s bad trip and the animation involved throughout. However, the fact that the show has entirely dropped the relevant and interesting portions of the episode, overused and abused Stolas’ demon design since this episode, and the animators have since been confirmed to not be paid fairly for the work they do, this gets to be number 2.

Like Loo Loo Land, Truth Seekers is a primary source of contradiction in the new direction the story has gone and a constant reminder of how little work has been put into the narrative. It’s one of the strongest episodes of the series as a whole, but it has been almost entirely retconned.

I have seen some mention of the agents returning to the story and if that does come to pass, this will be hilarious in trying to reconcile what parts of Truth Seekers is canon and what isn’t any longer. And the realization that all the best parts are the ones ending up on the cutting room floor.

7/10

Harvest Moon

Striker was an intimidating figure. Genuinely. There was a real sense of weight to this episode in the animation and visual storytelling. It’s a solid episode for what it is and far and above better than even Truth Seekers because it required Medrano and her staff to actually address the episode and make obvious efforts to retcon it. That is how solid an episode this is.

Stolas is not too creepy and dominating, but nor is he seen as the delicate princess who is always crying over some guy who doesn’t return his feelings. He is fun, and it starts the nudge towards maybe something a bit more amicable on Blitz’s end.

Millie absolutely deserved more time for her character seeing as they were staying with her family and she having an episode of standing by her husband and defending her choices in who she loves would have been far more engaging than Murder Family pt. 2, Moxxie lacks confidence and self esteem forever and always.

The song was so inconsequential. It was a funny segue with Striker basically upstaging Moxxie at every turn, but that doesn’t actually go anywhere when in regards to the plot overall.

And Stella putting a hit on her husband, to his face, was hilarious and would have been so interesting to have seen it played more than a joke. Like Stolas knows she wants to kill him, and he is just vaguely fine with that. Maybe thinking his letting her try to kill him would have her stay and not file for divorce. Have it been this macabre comedic sitcom where she’s always trying to kill him and hates his guts for being a subpar husband, but he takes it as some kind of tit-for-tat and plays along with it. She gets to send assassins after him, he gets to have sex with his rugged assassin imp. It’s a ridiculous level of absurdity that still allows for all the characters to be dimensional.

That got a little away from me there. Basically, this episode was the strongest overall. Animation wise, writing wise, story potential wise. This episode is the most solid Helluva Boss episode.

7.8/10

[flower-boi16]

Why Seeing Stars' Thematic Messaging Doesn't Work

So…Seeing Stars. I used to think it was one of the better episodes of Season 2, but unfortunately, my opinion of it soured over time. It went from a 6.5/10 to a 4.5/10 the more I thought about it. Something that especially disappoints me about the episode is how it handles its thematic messages. Here I’m going to explain why Seeing Stars fails to execute its thematic messages that while are great messages, they sadly fail in execution

1. What is Seeing Stars Trying to Do?

Before I talk about why Seeing Star’s messages don’t work let’s first establish what’s the message the episode is trying to convey. It's basically a message about how while fathers can be heavily flawed and make mistakes sometimes they do still love their kids and are still trying to be the best father they can and that they do genuinely mean well. The episode also tries to draw a parallel between Loona and Octavia with their relationships with their fathers (Blitz and Stolas respectively), with how they both have fathers that are heavily flawed but do still care for them and are just trying. 

I actually do really like the message that the episode is trying to spread. I think it's very sweet and could work well...but unfortunately, while the episode's ideas aren't bad, the execution isn't exactly great.

2. Octavia and Stolas

Now that we've established what message Seeing Stars is trying to convey, let's talk about why the episode fails to execute its themes properly. First, let's talk about the parallel that the episode tries to draw between Loona and Octavia's relationships with their fathers; like I already said, the parallel is supposed to be about how they both have heavily flawed fathers that do genuinely care for them and while they do make mistakes or fuck up they are still trying.

The issue with this parallel is that the episode wants you to think that Stolas is a father who while makes mistakes and is heavily flawed is still a loving and caring dad to Octavia that cares for her, hell Loona even says that Octavia should cut Stolas some slack because he's trying to be the best father he can...

...even though Stolas is a shit parent. This is where we run into the first problem with this message; the episode tells us that Stolas is a heavily flawed but loving father who's trying to be the best father he can for his daughter but it runs hollow once you factor in Stolas' behavior towards Octavia in both Loo Loo Land and this very episode, the two episodes where he interacts the most with Octavia. In the former, he pays more attention to Blitz than he does to his own daughter and constantly neglects her until she runs away and gets upset, meanwhile in this very episode Stolas focuses more on his divorce with Stella and calls Stella a bitch right in front of Octavia, and breaks his promise to go see the stars with her because he's more focused on his divorce with Stella.

This calls into question "good dad who makes mistakes but is still trying" that the episode is trying to paint Stolas as because none of the episodes that focus on his relationship with Octavia ever show him being a good dad who's just trying, rather it shows someone who pays attention to others rather than his own daughter and who his daughter has to cry and run away from to actually get his attention.

It gets worse once you factor in the line where Loona says to cut Stolas some slack, because now rather than the thoughtful message the episode wanted to convey, it instead comes across as the show once again coddling Stolas and ignoring his mistakes in favor of painting him as an UwU soft boy who did nothing wrong. Even worse, Octavia is treated as in the wrong for getting upset at Stolas here just like how Blitz is treated as in the wrong for getting upset at him too, when both are justified for getting mad at Stolas.

The show never showed Stolas as a father who while heavily flawed genuinely cared for her daughter and was trying his best, rather it showed a father who pays more attention to other people rather than his own daughter, so this whole message about Stolas and the parallel the episode tries to bring rings hollow, and it instead comes across as the show making Stolas into a creators pet and coddling him despite his mistakes as a father, yet the show tries gaslighting you into thinking otherwise.

3. Loona and Blitz

Now that I've covered why the message doesn't work from Octavia's side, now it's time to talk about why It doesn't work from Loona's side. Once again we come back to the line where Loona says that while sometimes dad's fuck up they do legitimately mean well, and how Octavia should cut his dad some slack. I first need to talk about Loona's behavior in this episode to explain why this doesn't work.

Loona acts very uncharacteristically nasty in this episode to Blitz all because he gave constructive criticism about how she acts towards clients. Like, she straight-up attacks him by throwing knives and beating him. Which is why it comes across as very annoying when Loona says that dad's fuck up all the time but it does still mean they're trying, because...Blitz didn't fuck up. She did. He has done nothing but love and care for her, yes he's overprotective but for good reason, and she repays him by being a massive bitch to him just because he gave her some mild criticism over how she was handling clients.

Blitz wasn't the one fucking up here, Loona did. Yes he did threaten to get rid of her, but she was the one who suggested it in the first place. Blitz is a father that does love his daughter and is trying his best to take care of her, but Loona comes across as a bitch here with how she's acts to him AND how she says that he was the one who fucked up when really she was.

This also especially makes Loona a massive hypocrite here; she's telling Octavia to cut her dad some slack because he's trying his best, but she isn't exactly treating her father very well either. And I'll just bring up Loona's conversation with Octavia again; she says that fathers my fuck up all the time but they are still trying and that's what matters, and how Octavia should cut Stolas some slack. You'd think that this would be the moment where Loona realizes her mistake and that she should also cut Blitz some slack, learns to appreciate her father a lot more, and goes to apologize to Blitz after they reunite with him and Stolas...

...except that's not what happened. Instead of apologizing to Blitz for how she acted she kicks him in the balls when he tries to hug her even AFTER he apologizes for threatening to get rid of her and hits his face with a book when he tries to get up. All of this makes Loona's conversation with Octavia feel completely hollow as Loona comes across as a massive hypocrite here with how she treats Blitz.

4. Conclusion

So ya, I hope you can now understand why Seeing Stars' themes and messages fall flat on their face. I do still have a soft spot for this episode due to it being the only episode in the whole show that got me cry the first time while watching it, but now while this episode is still a guilty pleasure of mine, I can admit that objectively it fails at conveying its core message due to it not working within both the context of the episode itself and the rest of the show.

[ahoppingmagician]

Helluva Rant Part ???

Before I start the ranting, I just want to say to my fellow anti Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel/Viziepop Community members that you guys aren't bad people for hating a terribly written show that is popular, from what I read and see people draw on this tiny community is nothing but intelligence, passion and talent. Don't let anyone dull your thunder because you are a groovy flesh puppet.

Anyway time for some more ranting about Millie and Moxxie.

Millie still has no personality, I will harp on this till I see her without Moxxie by choice doing something she likes. What's the point of her in this series, is it to show how useless Moxxie is in this profession, no because Moxxie is capable and has shown it in every episode that centers around him. To show some girlboss, well no because her ass gets knocked out every battle. Is it to protect Moxxie from his abusive boss, also no because she never beats the shit out of Blitzo or even speaks up when he insults her husband.

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR HER BEING HERE VIV, WHAT IS THE REASON!

What we see of their relationship is a little unhealthy to me.

Moxxie needs alot of validation to the point that he will sacrifice financial gain, we see this in unhappy campers. Millie does give him alot of affection and validation clearly, but most of her time is focused around him. I suspect it's because he will act just like the latest episode, belittling, blaming, little bursts of anger, and of course just complete dismissal of how Millie feels. That could also explain why it seems like both of them don't have a big social life outside of work. Moxxie doesn't like when the attention isn't on him and Millie wants to avoid his passive aggressive comments. I might of read too much into that but that's what happens when you don't prepare your show at all.

Millie also let's most people in her life just trample over him, Blitzo can say whatever he wants to her husband and gets away with it, Loona can comment on his weight, something he is very insecure about but all she will do is give a judgemental stare or just dismiss it. In the pilot we see that she doesn't take that shit and even defends him but in the show she is so accepting. Her family aren't fans of him, granted her family doesn't seen to be great fans of Millie or view her as less than..or do they because in the first episode they seem to adore her but just thinks she can do better, with how Millie acts when she is giving attention I'm not so sure now.

So conclusion this show is just a mess that will never change, oh and if your reading this you look great, your hair is pretty or handsome, and worship the great frog god so he will spare you from the frog army.

[cutepastelstarsalior]

Screw it, just like Hazbin, I’m going to review Hellava boss.

Pilot

Ok, so the pilot was made in 2019???? Wow…Starting off strong, the first thing is a cartoonish drawn “content warning” that the show has swears. Honestly I feel like if they wanted the content warning to be taken seriously, while also having it be based off a drawing, it could have been really cool? Like with some cartoon tiles, shows have the titles change fonts or add special effect. If they just made the warning more in depth, it would be fine. But since they didn’t, it feels a bit mocking?

Richard Horvitz???? The VA for Invader Zim??? WHAT ARE YOU DOUNG HERE??? :0

You can really hear the difference btween professional VA vs new ones. Richard tone sounds more deeper then the others, and his words made more pronounced. While Millie’s and Blitzo’s VA are more softer and quiet.

The animation is fine, a bit fluid in some place, a bit stiff in others. I do like the color palette, compared to Hazbin, the colors aren’t an eye-straining red.

The Imps are a group of hired assassins! That’s a really cool concept!

The humans in this world are a bit jarring when they’re next to the Imps. The humans doctor has a thicker lineart then the Imps, so he stick out more awkwardly

I don’t like Loona’s design. Every time she looks forward, her muzzle is short and squish and her head shape is off.

Blitzo slept with Stolus (is that his name?) to get the book to take them to the human world. Interesting thing, but man that bird guy is a bit of a creep.

The pacing of this show is a bit off, it starts when the Imps talking, then it shows the musical ad, then it cuts to them hitting a child and taking said child to the hospital. Then it goes back to them talking, then it’s a montage about Loona, then that cuts to Blitzo getting the book and that bird guy, now it’s back to the Imps talking.

I like Moxxie. He a a very snarky dude. He also sets boundaries and telling Blitzo that stalking him and Millie is not appropriate. Though him calling Luna a meth addiction homeless women is….bad.

😬😬 R slur.

The child that they took to the hospital is ok. But then the kid calls them out and…eugh left a bad taste in my mouth. It felt like the kid was rude to be shock value? That with the onscreen death and disembodied of said kid?

One thing I didn’t like besides the ending was that amount of cursing. It’s much tone down from Hazbin, (I think? I can’t remember).

Scale of 1-5, I give this a 4. It’s pretty good!

Episode 1

The first episode was released in 2020, that pretty impressive. I don’t know a lot about indie animation, so I don’t know if having a show be picked up a a year after the pilot is a good thing or not.

Another content warning! This one more official, well beside the “horny humans and horny demons” part…

Oh my god is this whole show going to have a musical scene???

The animation is much more fluid now!

Oh wow…..OH wow. Ok so this teacher, she was at work, a one of her students reminded her that today is her husband’s birthday. So she had the children…call him on the computer? Skype?? I’m guessing this was in a time period that didn’t have phones.. But the teacher saw her husband having an affair. She left, after throwing a child out the schools roof, and murder the women. She saw the computer was still on, then I think killed herself??? Anyway the children will definitely be traumatized after that.

Oh the women survive the shooting. But she was claimed as a hero and got a lot of money out of it???

Moxxie is hesitating about killing an entire family. While Millie seems fine with it. I just since she’s a demon, she doesn’t care that much for human? It interesting that they made Moxxie like this? In the pilot he was just a snarky jerk..

THERE FIREFIGHTERS IN HELL???? man they must be paid a lot of money, since hell has a lot of fires. Or are they worked too much?? I’m curious about how the hell works in this show..

Oh, the family are cannibals. Also I’m getting MAJOR Residents Evil Biohazard vibes..

The color palette for when Blitzo was running in the forest is very pretty. Nice purples mixes with red. And Stolas’s bathroom is very pretty too. Thought I don’t like his new voice, it’s to high pitched for me.

“Stolas is a Great Prince of Hell, commands twenty-six legions of demons. He teaches astronomy and is knowledgeable about herbs, plants, and precious stones. He is often depicted as a raven or a crowned owl with long legs” that what’s Wiki says. So Stolas is like, an adviser? What is his job?? One a month on the full moon, Stolas wants the book back and to have him and Blitzo…have sex? Company? Then Blitzo can have the book for the rest of the time….I don’t know how that deal is efficient..

Fire can’t hurt demons, but they can get hurt when shot at…interesting.

Moxxie lets the family life and just called the police to have them deal with it. That’s sweet. I always think shows that have supernatural or villains characters having a heart of gold or a soft spot is a cool tropes.

Yeah, this is a dark comedy.

Scale out of 5, I give this a 3. It was fine, the art was pretty and I love the teacher.

episode 2

Stolas has a baby! Octavia, she cute. Him singing her a lullaby is sweet. And the scenery is very beautiful, I love the colors. Stolas’s VA has a beautiful singing voice..It’s funny when a character has a different voice when they’re singing vs when they’re speaking…

Oh, so it seems like the family isn’t good. Stolas is having an affair, and the mother is very angry about it. Stolas decided to take his daughter out to a theme park, but he wants Blitzo to come?? Also Blitzo wants to have a three way with Millie and Moxxie….hmmm.

Lucifer has a theme park?? Since this world takes place in Hazbin Hotel…when did Lucifer do that?? Also, is hell just full of imps and some higher princes/demons? Humans that died? Did Moxxie, Millie, and Blitzo die? ALOS WHY ARE THERE DEMON CHILDREN??? Are they human kids who died or are they like, born into hell??

Alex Brightman WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE????????

Wejdnwdjicnwkejcnkwedjnwendjwkednwide robot clown….i love you….

Hmmmm.

The robot clown did a small parody of Charlie’s song from Hazbin Pilot. Makes me wonder what the timeline of this show..

I don’t know why but I need to keep talking about the colors in this show. THIS SHOW ISN’T EYE HURTING RED!! THERE GREEN AND BLIES AND IT LIKE AN ACTUAL THEME PARK I LOVE IT.

Octavia ran away and Stolas finds her and there talking. “Are you gonna run off with him and leave me behind? Go away where I can’t find you?”

OW. Poor Octavia I know what that kind of feels like. (Divorce parents, but thankfully no affairs.) it’s scary when your a kid and you think that one of you’re parents is going to abandon you. In Octavia case, her dad is flirting with Blitzo even when she’s in the room, so the doubt in her mind must be very hard to handle. Especially since Stolas can turn people into stone, so he really doesn’t need Blitzo to be there. He just wants the picture perfect family he created in his mind.

Scale of 5, I give this a 3.

[gowonders]

Please Hyeju x 13th Member Reader Where she’s sorta like Yves, she hasn’t joined any company but ends up joining Loossemble and sorta Hyeju’s reaction to that? I’m sorry I can’t talk for shit😭😭

oh you KNOWWW i love writing idol!reader 😈😈 nah let me absolutely destroy this😋😋 i kinda turned this into a mini lil fic so.. HAHAHAHHA also i’m so so so so sorry this took me ages, ive hit a point where i hate everything i write 😭😭

super-glue ♥ s.hj

warnings; english isn’t my first language, not proofread, mentions of the whole loona situation (☹️), other then that, mainly fluff, lmk if i missed any!!!!!!

hyeju huffs over her phone as she texts you, she saw your message on how you just felt really demotivated from idol work after your last company really set you and the rest of the members up. her heart sank, she knew how you felt, but she definitely had the smallest hope that you could redebut together. ‘i get how you feel, yn! there’s no rush, take the time you need because it’s seriously deserved.” she responds, putting her phone to the side as she thinks over her career. she was going to sign with a company her some of her other bandmates were under, and she was over the moon to be with them, of course.. but you were close! like.. super glue level close, so the thought of possibly debuting without you kinda.. crushed her.

fast forward a few weeks.. and you and hyeju haven’t talked for a second. a little more, actually. you had been so busy catching up with all your family, and still figuring out what’d you’d do from here on out, and hyeju was so busy working on her redebut.. that you just didn’t talk all that much. and it killed her, and maybe killed you more. it wasn’t exactly intentional, but you both definitely felt bad.

and it definitely felt awkward to make a big decision without your other half. you had two ideas for the future lined up, either go back to being an idol and try to sign with a company, or start being a producer and songwriter. this was definitely something you’d ask hyeju about.. but you knew how busy she was! last time you met, she gushed about the new company and how she’s truly happy, having a stage name she actually likes, how the company isn’t an absolute chore to deal with.. and how she was redebuting any day now! and you were definitely proud, but you couldn’t really reach out to her, but you know how comebacks went.. you can’t really judge. but you really wished you could have her, in this one decision.. but..

you could make this a happy thing, for the both of you.

you had kind of been leaning to redebut anyways, and hyejus company didn’t seem bad at all with the way she spoke so highly of them, and to be fair.. your other bandmates were there too, you could surprise hyeju maybe? you could just tell how much she missed you, you guys were so close.

so, you might’ve spent your evening going to her company, and you might’ve asked if you could sign with them.. and your week was totally spent working on drawing up a contract.. which went through! that might’ve been the longest week of your life, but it was about to be worth it. really, really worth it.

“yn?” you hear from behind you as you walk in the hallways of your new entertainment. your eyes widen as you turn around, seeing gowon looking at you with a tilted head. “what has you coming around here?” she asks, a grin rising on her face as she sees you smile and start to explain. “i kinda.. maybe.. joined this company… and maybe the group…??…” you practically whisper, and her grin grows more and more. “wh- uh- i missed you.. but like, does anyone know?” she responds, moving to be next to you. you shake your head, looking at the girl next to you. “well, do you wanna see the rest of the girls?” gowon asks, a smile on her face.. but she wasn’t really asking.. it was more a command, and you couldn’t deny her. “how could i say no….” you trail off, and with that you’re getting dragged to a practice room.

“guyssss… look who’s here~” gowon says in a singsong tone, nudging you in front of her as you’re presented with four other girls from your group, and while you’re all happy to see them all.. you’re most happy to see the one you’re the closest to�� hyeju! and clearly, by the looks of it, so is she, with the way she shoots up and runs to you, giggling as she closes you into a tight hug. “yn!!” she squeals, both a mixture of excited and shocked to see you. “i- i thought you were done with being an idol for a bit..!!” she stutters, pulling away from you and looking into your wide eyes, practically prioritizing herself over the others. “hm.. it was kinda a surprise.. let’s catch up? all of us?”

[lifmera]

Hi! I know you're probably really busy, but I would like to request a hazbin hotel and helluva boss matchup please :)

For the personality traits, I'm an INTP-T with the amazing 98% introverted score Other traits: •autistic, prolly ADHD too •doesn't like physical touch unless either I initiate it or it's a person I'm comfortable with •really picky eater •eats like once in 5 hours •likes to stay up late and sleep in •curses like a sailor •likes to draw •rants about hyperfixations a lot (mainly dragons) •doesn't really talk much until I get to know someone better •gets easily overstimulated •If I'm comfortable with someone I'm a chaotic gremlin

female aroace with the desire to date (prefers women over men, mostly because men are stupid) •doesn't drink, smoke or anything •loves reading (especially fantasy books) •procrastinates profesionally •can speak two languages •is done with everyone and everything 99% of the time •loves tea if it has a lot of sugar in it •massive sweet tooth •loves salty things •puns are the best (dad jokes all the way) Physical traits: •Long, straight golden-brown hair thst tends to get real greasy real fast TwT •rather tall for my age •skinny af •green eyes •likes to keep hair loose

Hi!! Of course!!

I’ve decided to pair you with…. EMILY & OCTAVIA!!!

EMILY!!

Although Emily is 100% a hugger- she knows when to respect boundaries!! She’ll only hug you if you ask her :)

She’ll make sure you get your proper nutrition in a meal!!

Definitely an early bird!! But she would love to see your sleeping face in the morning!!

To be honest, when she gets excited shes probably also a chaotic gremlin, but she also knows how to handle a situation so it wont get out of hand.

She’ll love you any way you are :)

She’ll help find some books for you two!! If anything she’ll recommend books she’s read.

Cause she’s an angel i personally think she’s able to understand every language- so she thinks it’s awesome to hear you speak in other languages!!

She also has a massive sweet tooth, cus you both are sweeties!! But she’ll make sure to manage it so you don’t get cavities!!

Although I feel like she wouldn’t understand dad jokes. She’d cock her head to the side like .. “?…. OOOHHHH…”

FIRST TIME WRITING FOR OCTAVIA!! BUT YOU FIT HER SO WELL.

Huge on physical touch. She appreciates it especially when she’s emotional, but she doesn’t like it if you guys aren’t close enough.

Although she isn’t particularly picky, she’d probably eat what you couldn’t!!

She can sleep whenever, but I personally believe she likes to stay up a lot of the time to go stargazing, so she’d love it if you joined her!!

Also curses like a sailor, she thinks it’s funny when you both do it together. (She cusses her mom and dad out)

She loves to listen about your hyper fixations, it helps her get away from the problems of her family.

She’s also an introvert pretty much. But once you two get to know each other, I don’t think you could separate!!

50/50 on reading. Picked up both parent’s reading. She only likes to read about what interest’s her- and when it really does she wont be able to put it down. She would have shelves just about that one topic!!

I also believe she would know a few languages since shes a goetia!! Would LOVE to speak to you in different languages because she finds it romantic.

Also done with everyone. Constantly. You, Octavia and Loona would all be best friends.

Probably more savory than out of the other two!! She’d indulge in it though, and would give you some sweets she’d find in a bakery :)

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HOPE YOU ENJOY IT ML!!! SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG….

[itsmarsss]

hhhhh im back (hey giggles twirls hair) i got overstimulated with my phone and jusy- wasnt on tumblr at ALL lol anyways hope ur drinking water and eating delish papa when u need it

ANYWAYS im here bc thoughtd on a chubby lover for stolitz

i’ve already said something like this before when i submitted my first drawing of reader, but blitzø would NOT care about the size of his partner (i stand by that nothing will take away chubby chaser blitz) he just loves how soft and plush you are. if you have boobs and okay if he touches them?? his hands are never leaving LOLZ he loved the feeling of the fat being squished, and you have to fight his head away because it would lead you his head under your shirt, or your shirt off as he toys and bites at your tits. then your thighs?? he is gone LOL he would never take his hands off them. when he sits next to you, his hands are on them. when eating you out or making you blank on what your own name is and the only name you can think of is his? i guarantee his ass is squeezing and clawing at them. you bet yout ASS he is going to fuck your tighs at least once. speaking of ass, he loved it. same treatment happens to your ass. he lovess your rolls and i believe is loona didnt live with him, you would be dressed in nothing all the time (he would probs convince you to do this at your place, which you would agree to some of the time because everytime it happened, you are left a sweaty, overstimulated mess. his theme is fs baby got back i feel it in my jellies

stolass on the other hand- poor thing doesnt know what to do with all that. his only experience with people involve sticks (sorry blitz-) so once he gets a partner with a phatty? he is a wreak. simialr to blitz, he would love how soft you are, finding that cuddling with you is the best thing to him. also he would not know the point of squeezing boobs LOL and any type of fat. his favorite parts are (again, say it with me) your rollss 🤞🏽 he would buy lingerie for you that brings out your curves so well. even would get you some lounge wear that shows off your beautiful body because he cannot get enough. he would honestly have you looking like the Aphrodite statues, so beautiful and almost goddess like. he would see you as a piece of heaven, even if you are a hell born.

and err thats some of my thoughts thank you

hey babes missed ya !!!

and you already know I love that dhdndjkd Blitzø is familiar with the chubby bitches I bet he’s hooked up with many lol

ohmygod the thought of stolas buying lingerie for u to wear ???? clothes he thinks go well with you? ohmygod now you got that stuck in my head I might have to write something abt this

[ducknotinarow]

Blitz - Family Meme; all that apply uwu

| Talking about family

"You want me to go on about my Loony? Oh sure I love my daughter, Course there is also my baby sister I can chat about here also no problem. Uh? Wait...all of them? Fuck my life. WHY!"

Send 👔 for my muse to talk about their father

"Oh yeah my Dad was a real great Dad, wouldn't dare consider ever giving up his gold ticket Fizz but me? Me he'll sell for whatever you got in your pocket. Though I'm pretty surprised he took the sale at all? So I guess I have some kind of value? Think he just hand me off."

Blitz's Dad aint gonna be getting a 'world's greatest Dad' mugs from Blitz anytime soon. Cash Buckzo is clearly not any sort of loving parents towards Blitz not above manipulating them as a small child using his Mother against him just to get what they wanted from Blitz. It's pretty telling that even as a small child Blitz wouldn't do just anything for his Dad but can be swayed by the mere mention of his mother. Blitz clearly has no real hang ups when it comes to father he seems happy to drop them and forget them especially since Cash was clearly the reason he never got to speak to Fizz again and he's not phased at all to see him being a reason for that. Blitz dose clearly wish to be a much better father himself. And maybe be why despite Loona's age he treats her how he dose.

I feel it's also a part of what makes him like Stolas a lot, he can tell Stolas is a caring father. When they got trapped in the van together and Stolas was worrying about Via? Yeah course that's important to him.

Send 👚 for my muse to talk about their mother

"....Mom? Well I mean I loved her a lot. She was the best, she wasn't in the best of health but she always just..just made things better." Blitz clearly has a real sore spot when it comes to his mother. She was already his weakness as a kid he would do anything if he felt it would help his mom. She seemed the type in indulge her kids in their talents like Blitz love to draw despite being bad at it he still dose it even being aware he is in fact bad at it but it makes him happy and if anything makes him think of her. Though the fire wasn't truly his fault just a freak accident it was the worse day of his life. His family fell apart because like he stated in the very first episode, losing a mother ruins a family. And Blitz blames everything on himself, he's the reason he lost his mother after all and he is the reason he no longer has his sister in his life either. Still can't say the loss of his dad means that much to him but thats a pain he's dealt with forever.

His mother clearly holds a special place in his heart seeing how he keeps the skull oddment she once wore around her own neck. Not to mention the sight of his mother in a photo can send his emptions over the edge. And him feeling he caused him to lose his mother really just seeped into any other possible relationship he might find himself in.

Send 🤜 for my muse to talk about (one of) their sibling(s)

"....I mean I got Blair still..at least."

Blair being @questionablemuses oc XD Who I just love so course I gotta mention her ;3; well get to her in a bit.

Blitz has a twin sister Barbie who he was once close to even having a twin act along with his sister when he got a bit older. Likely happening once Fizz gained more popularirty seeing how the pair of them used to be a duo. Blitz and Barbie instead became an act together and clearly Babrie also was a very talent act carrying her brother in their shows. Which as young kids likely didn't bug her at first but I feel over time? did start to impact her feeling held back by her brother when she could be more on par with Fizz if not for Blitz. But thats her brother after all. Untill the fire which took away any chance she had from her, took her own mother away as well. I feel barbie stayed in touched with her father and likely let him help her try and book some gigs for a time. But that would lead her down a bad path of addiction. Blitz dosen't blame Barb for hating his guts if anything eh feels she is right to hate him. But he still tries his best he really dose. Trying to visit her when she was in rehab no matter how often he was kicked out or screamed at by her. In fact? I feel Blitz is the reason she ended up in rehab just adding more to the conflict between them. Blitz trying to be there for the last bit of family he has left. But seen as ruining things for Barb because of the jobs she had that allowed her the drugs she was getting hooked on.

Blair is the last bit of family he has that dosen't hate him or is gone. Blitz often wondering how long ti will take till Blair wises up finally. Well trying his best to hopfully not give her a reason to wisen up so to speak. Blitz however can be a bit overbearing with being protective of Blair. When it comes to who she dates and works not really mattering who it is Blitz is not a fan of anyone sucking on his sisters neck u-u Sorry Blair he cares he just Blitz one day he'll clam down when hes like old XD

Send 👶 for my muse to talk about (one of) their child(ren)

"I love my daughter, look at all these cute photos I have of her! My Loonie is so perfect like always~ Others just haven't seen how great she is!" Blitz I feel adopted Loona over any other hellhound, because he saw himself in Loona. Loona dose share a lot of traits with Blitz and both coming from these troubling backgrounds being rejected and abandoned? It's like that phase be the adult that child you needed in their life. Blitz however even with Loona still has the hadbit of keeping distance his overbearing and grossly over affection he knows she hates is a good way to keep a bit distance between them. Well still keeping the relationship there, course he fears her leaving as well and likey why he isn't too knee on her dating because she might leave and never come back.

He dose try to parent here but he clearly has no idea what he is doing, not to mention not treating her at the right age she is in. Some part likely has todo with how Hellhounds work he just dosen't treat her as a work hand of sorts. Which maybe be why Loona dose have some softness towards Blitz she just also good at keeping people away and at a distance. Blitz kind of allowing the over aggressive version she goes about it dosen't help but dose create a sort of understanding between them. She wouldn't worry about him if she didn't bother to learn about him she kind of gets the closest look at the mess he is living with him after all.

[bookishcatcafe]

Loona's Family: A Fan-Fic Part 1/2

Thanks again @trin-draws-art for the inspiration! Hope you and everyone else enjoys!

It was a busy day at home today. Blitz was scrambling around the house, putting up decorations, calling at Stolas to help him with said decorations--especially with those in places Blitz could not reach like the "Happy Birthday" sign currently haphazardly hanging in the kitchen or the blowing of balloons which were currently slowly sliding to the floor or countertops.

During all the commotion, Via had walked into the kitchen, grabbed the carton of orange juice, and made a glass while also making a bowl of cereal and taking it to the other room. She was quiet. She still wore her PJs during all this--it was currently noon.

Stolas: Oh dearie--we do need to finish these decorations and prepare for tonight's dinner.

Blitz: And we need the cake! I…mayyy need your help with that babe.

Stolas: Chuckles as he finishes blowing a balloon You can help me decorate it then. I know you and your baking skills.

Blitz laughs as he struggles with one of the balloons. Loona was in her room, listening to music in bed, and scrolling through texts between her and Vortex.

Via sat and ate in the other room of the Goetia palace--which Stolas now brought in Blitz and Loona after the divorce finalized and their relationship blossomed. She had felt as if, when Loona and Blitz came in, her own world was drifting. As if, Stolas felt more in love with them than her--a mere product of his past trauma. She knew how rocky Stella and Stolas had it together—she herself questioned her father’s sexuality and comfortability with her mom. For some reason, which at the time she did not know of, they had to stay together for the family. She sighs and rubs her forehead, shaking it off. She finished eating and made her way to her own room.

Loona went through pictures on her phone: pics of the crew at IMP, aesthetically pleasing pics of different spots in Hell and on Earth which some contained her and her IMP co-workers, selfies through the ages, and pictures of her and Blitz.

Something struck a chord in her, seeing the picture of Blitz and her at Blitz's place. It was her first day home and Blitz had wanted to celebrate it with breakfast for dinner, streamers, balloons, and a present--a red shirt with a black skull on it. As she gazed at the picture, tears ran down her cheeks and she whimpered in bed.

Via heard whimpers from outside of Loona's bedroom which was in the same hallway as her own--she goes to knock before hesitating and moving away. She thought to herself, "And on her birthday…what's making her so sad? I don't think I'd even know what to say." She goes to her room and shuts the door behind her, changing out of her PJs and into a sweater, black jeans, and a beanie. She puts on makeup and leaves the room.

Loona wipes her tears, getting out of bed, getting dressed, and leaving her room--making sure to not get caught by Blitz or Stolas as she quietly moves around the palace and out into the backyard. She finds herself surrounded by the wonderous gardens that Stolas had grown by hand--she found it pretty and let out a slight smile as she wanders through the paths of roses and sunflowers until she found herself in a conservatory. It was shrouded in green endless vines, lavender flowers, a pond surrounding the building, and a small sign engraved in gold near the entrance of the conservatory which read "For Via, my darling owlette". As she read this, Loona sighed and entered the conservatory. It smelled fresh and at that moment felt like the world around her was wet—which it was by the occasional misting that occurred around her which covered her and the countless plants.

Loona felt like she had entered another world when she had moved into Stolas's palace. She had known Stolas prior to this--they knew how they obtained the grimoire--let alone the relationship her dad had with him. She had felt like a black sheep--not being an imp and yet is the daughter to one. As a hellhound, she felt lower than everyone else around her—the imps at work, her dad, hell even the other hellhounds she would meet she never truly connected with. She thought back to Stolas, and then to Via. She felt that Via had everything--though as events occurred which culminated into their now living together--Loona had learned more about the stiff relationship that was the Goetia family. She felt like, for some semblance, Via and her were a little alike. She had helped find her for Hell's sake--yet why does she feel this way between them? Why does she feel like the outcast in the room, this fly on the proverbial wall.

Via was on the other end of the conservatory, staring at Loona just sitting on a bench and staring at the hydrangeas that hung above her in flower pots. She walks over and sits next to Loona, sighing, as she offers her a small box.

Via: Happy Birthday Loona.

Loona takes the box and opens it to find a small locket which was in the shape of a hellhound’s face. She opens it to see a picture of her, on that night, smiling up at the shooting stars together. When she opens the locket, she begins to cry again, to which Via holds her close into a hug, letting her now-sister cry into her shoulder.

[hazbincalifornia]

Grand Entrance

Chapter 66: The baby makes her way into the world.

Warnings: Childbirth. But if you're here, you probably knew that.

Ao3 link

Loona’s ears twitched as she scouted the space, looking for something comfortable to set Blitzo down on. For his part, Blitzo was digging his claws into the (softer and sweatier than usual) flesh of his own upper arms, gritting his teeth.

“Son of a bitch.”

“That’s what she said,” Loona muttered, almost automatically, and he blinked up at her before snickering and raising a hand to ruffle her ear. She made a rumbling growl low in her chest, but didn't smack him away, so he counted it as a success.

“That’s my g-FUCK!” Fire snapped at his stomach- not quite inside and not quite outside, like his skin was melting into him, green-hot but the color of bleached bone inside his eyelids when he blinked for half a second too long. Loona’s arms shook as he curled in on himself, and he could hear her whine even though she tried hard to shove it back down the second it rippled up. “It’s- it’s okay, Loonie, Daddy’ll be okay-”

“Yeah, well, if- if you die, Stolas might kick me out of the apartment. I’ve got that on the line.”

He could see her ears laying flatter, and he swallowed as his tail wound around her waist in an attempt to stabilize himself, familiar fur a comfort blanket against the skin. One arm wrapped around her back, and she didn’t drop him, allowing the half-hug.

“Daddy’ll be fine, sweetie… I promise.” If it was a promise, he couldn’t break it. Right? He couldn’t lie to his first baby.

Millie finished tying up Striker, clapping her hands before turning to Blitzo.

“So, what was he even doing, Blitz?”

“Trying to kill Stolas and the baby, and unfortunately, I come in a two-for-one deal with that,” he replied. Millie’s face screwed up, smacking Striker with her tail’s spade with a crack for good measure as Blitzo continued. “And if I’m right about who hired him to pop us off, then we’ve all got bigger problems than a gaping asshole of a cowboy.”

“Like what?”

“Stolas’s bitch of a w-” The word cut off like a slit throat as a groan rumbled from his throat when another contraction ripped through him. Satan’s taint, he heard it was supposed to hurt but not like this. (He was also pretty sure they weren’t supposed to be that close together already... although time was starting to get a little fuzzy.)

Loona laid him down on the couch just as the door flew open so hard it nearly tore off its hinges and destroyed the ‘home sweet wrath’ wall decoration hanging behind it. Black and red feathers surged forward in a storm that whipped a furious gale around everything that wasn’t tied down, nearly tearing the remaining buttons off his shirt as the atmosphere thickened and his lungs constricted.

Blitzo sputtered out a cough, eyes squeezing shut and tail curling around his belly as the mass of magic swirled into the shape of-

“Blitz!”

“Right here, Stol-” This time, the word was cut off when Stolas’s suddenly-corporeal hands squished in his cheeks like clay, eyes wide enough to burn a hole through the Rings.

“What happened? He came running as the curse was drawing to a close, and- and- oh, you’re all sticky.” His pupils were bone-white and blown bigger than Blitzo had ever seen them.

“Baby decided to say hi right when this prick-” he nodded over to the unconscious Striker- ”-tried to off both you and me at the same time. Someone wanted a hit on us, and I think-”

“That one?” Stolas’s fingers tightened on Blitzo’s cheeks, claws digging in slightly as he turned to glance at Striker.

“Mhm.”

Stolas’s eyes glowed for a moment before a flash lit up the room.

“Gah! Geez, you could warned- me?” Blitzo blinked as, when his vision crept back, Striker had been… frozen into stone. “Well, that- makes me feel a little better, at least.” He glanced over at Millie. “Not that I don’t tru-”

Millie waved a hand. “You’re having a baby, Blitz, I wouldn’t trust the guy to stay down either.”

“The baby is coming right now?” Stolas’s fingers curled into fists before pulling back to open a portal to the bubblegum pink sky of Sloth, and Blitz realized he had the Grimoire tucked under one arm. “We- we need to get him to the hospital immediately!”

Loona tensed slightly at the hospital but gritted her teeth, moving to step through the portal-

-Which led to Blitzo screeching loud enough to rattle the walls as the ivory markings flared with a brilliant glow the second his stomach touched the thin membrane of the portal between Wrath and Sloth. Agony ripped through him as the cuts pried open, skin rending from skin and flesh from flesh. Loona jerked back instinctively and called out “Dad!” in a panicked tone, nearly fumbling and dropping him until Stolas managed to lunge forward quickly enough to brace her arms and help keep Blitzo from landing his ass on the floor for the second time in five minutes.

“He had an angelic weapon!” Moxxie snapped his fingers, rushing closer and almost touching the bloody wounds with his bare hands before seemingly thinking better of it. “The portal magic must be reacting to the blessed injury.”

“Oh, fucking wonderful!” Blitzo snapped out as the glow faded but the stinging remained. Because nothing could ever just be fucking easy, could it?

“So we can’t- we’ll just have to-” Stolas sucked in a breath. “Do any of you have any kind of experience with this sort of thing?”

“I do. We’ll have to do this here,” Millie said, mouth set in a determined line. “Get him up the stairs and into the guest room. Moxxie, grab one of the spotty towels out of the closet over there- one of them should have lots of blood spots on it, we can use that to cover the mattress, and one of the others to clean the baby once they’re out.”

“Yes’m.” Moxxie nodded, hurrying over to do as Millie said before she snapped her fingers at Loona and Stolas.

“Move it, we probably ain’t got long and I gotta grab the first aid kit to deal with those nasty cuts, got it?”

Blitzo swore he could feel the vibrations of a tiny whimper in Loona’s chest as her arms tightened around him before moving for the stairs. Stolas was frozen for a moment before stumbling over to follow them.

“And we’re sure we can’t make it to-”

“Are you going to haul him to the elevator from here?” Loona growled out, frustration bubbling over like an overboiled pot with teeth bared. “It took like two hours to get out here, and he’s not gonna give birth in the van. Fuck knows this isn’t how this should have gone, but-”

Blitzo bit back a whimper of his own, tail tightening around her waist in a feeble attempt to ground himself, and Loona fell quiet. Stolas’s fingertips traced over his cheek as they reached the top of the stairs, beak biting into his lower ‘lip’ as his free arm hugged the Grimoire to his chest like a security blanket.

“I’m so sorry, darling, so, so sorry.”

Blitzo chewed on his lip, tasting sharp metal. "Not like it's your fault that I'm pretty sure your fucking nutso baby mama tried to off the nugget."

"Not my- she what?" Stolas flared red and black, extra eyes popping up on the sides of his face as the walls rumbled.

"The cowboy bitch said it was a chick who wanted the baby dead and you splattered all over like fireworks, so unless you've got some other assassin-calling bitch up your ass who knew about me..."

Stolas's fingers tightened so much around the book that any normal one would have the pages popping out the side like popcorn. "She... she really... a baby..."

"Hey, we can go kill her after the squirt's out, 'kay? If she manages to get a crack in with a rhinestone-studded sawed-off shotgun when I'm squeezing this little lump out and takes you down another six feet under, I'm digging you up to kick your ass."

Stolas stiffened before running a shaking hand through his feather-hair as his eyes darted down to the glowing white cuts still sluggishly oozing black. "Yes, yes of course- later, then. Baby first."

Moxxie darted around Loona to lay the towel down on the bed, and she gingerly set Blitzo down as he felt the weight in his stomach shift, slipping further down by a tiny bit as he gritted his teeth again.

“Considering her timing, she’s gonna be such a fucking drama queen. Moxxie, I blame you.”

“Me?”

“I shouldn’t have let you play that cheesy musical shit in the office, this is your fault.”

“Oh, come on, sir!” Moxxie’s tail snapped irritably, but he glanced over to the sweat dripping down Blitzo’s face and seemingly decided it wasn’t a fight he was going to push on, not when Blitzo was grasping for any last semblance of normalcy. He was bare and open and hurting and everything was upside down and inside out, adrenaline still pumping through his veins and fire dancing on the gouges.

Stolas had shuffled over to the side of the bed, awkwardly crouching to avoid hitting his head on the ceiling.

“Can’t you pull that imp-shapeshifting bit?” Blitzo asked, but Stolas shook his head.

“Performing the curse… it’s somewhat taxing, and I’d rather not risk using up any of my remaining magic unnecessarily, not with you in such a precarious position. Hopefully this will all be over soon.” He reached out a hand, and Blitzo squeezed it. It was warmer than usual, probably from the magic of the moon’s curse still rippling through it.

Millie pushed through the group to watch him, wiping her hands clean with a towel, and Blitzo cleared his throat.

“So, uh, Mills, you ever-”

“I helped Mama deliver my little brothers when I was little... and I’ve helped when the hogs had piglets.”

Blitzo glanced down at the size of his twitching stomach and groaned before nodding. “You know what? Close enough.” There was another hard squirm inside of him and he pushed his way back on the bed. “Alright, Loonie, Moxxie, out of the fucking way.”

“Wait, the baby can’t be already-” Moxxie started, and Blitzo waved a hand to dismiss him as he started shimmying his soaked pants off.

“She’s not coming out yet, but I don’t want either of you looking straight up my pussy right now.”

Both of them stepped back practically in unison. Blitzo would have snickered, except he felt more movement and Millie snapped his legs apart hard enough that Stolas gasped with magic briefly flaring red on instinct.

“Be careful!”

“I am, but he’s gonna wanna have ‘em apart, trust me,” Millie said, fingers tightening as a spike of something rode down Blitzo’s spine. He yelped, back arching as the fresh cuts flickered ivory while there was a faint sucking somewhere inside of him, energy swirling down an inky whirlpool.

Something was definitely fucking wrong.

The room smelled and felt wrong, there were too many people, there wasn’t near enough padding, too much, too much, not enough, not enough, and everything ached.

“Give me all my shit,” he growled. “I got it, and it’s not here, and-”

“Your… oh, the nesting materials!” Stolas pulled the book open and flipped through it, using its magic instead of his own to create a portal to their bed back at the cabin. Loona seemed to immediately understand, grabbing the objects scattered on it and tossing them over, and Blitzo nuzzled down on the blankets and shirts, brain easing ever-so-slightly.

The nest was good. The nest made things a little better, and helped dull the static.

Millie eased his underwear down. “I’m gonna take a peek, alright, Blitz?”

He waved a hand. “Yeah, yeah, go for it. Fuck, this was not how I wanted the first time you were poking around down there to go.”

She gave a weak chuckle at that, and he only barely stopped himself from yelping at her fingers running around the lips.

“Looks like you’re partially open already, shouldn’t be too long now. Maybe we’ll be lucky and she’ll be eager to slide right out.”

“After all this shit, she fucking better be,” Blitzo said, resisting the urge to pull his legs closed, even though Millie’s probing seemed careful and clinical enough.

“Pull up a timer, sweetie,” Millie said, waving a hand in the general area of Moxxie. “So we can try and tell the contractions.”

Moxxie nodded, grabbing his phone and making a few motions with his thumb, just as Blitzo realized that the window was open.

“Can somebody-” He nodded over to it, and Loona got the picture, yanking it shut as he gave her a grateful look. “Thanks, dear.”

After the initial rush, it was quiet for a moment as it seemed to fully sink in what was about to happen.

“We didn’t even pick a fucking name yet,” Blitzo muttered, and Stolas’s eyes widened.

“Oh, we... we haven’t, had we... do you have one in mind?”

“No, but- fuck, she’s gonna be Baby for the first few hours, it’s not the end of the- gggh!” Moxxie’s thumb hit the screen as his back arched again, and his eyelids fluttered. “Fuck, something’s...”

Stolas rested a hand on his middle and winced, upper eyes narrowing as the fingers shifted slightly atop the skin. “Your natural energy, it’s... off.”

Blitzo couldn’t help a flinch at the confirmation that it wasn’t just in his head. “What, more than from giving fucking birth?”

“Yes, more than that, it’s...” He clicked his tongue. “I’ll see if I can gauge it on the next pulse.”

“Of course it couldn’t just be a fuckoff huge little bitch, no, all this shit had to happen,” Blitzo mumbled.

“We’ll- we’ll get through this,” Stolas said, leaning forward to touch foreheads even as he left his hand on Blitzo’s middle, and the softness of his feathers helped Blitzo suck in a breath and let it out.

The room was silent for a moment, before Loona cleared her throat and pointed at the door with her thumb. “I’m gonna-”

“Oh- oh yeah, sweetie, you can go wait outside. Daddy’ll be fine.” He paused. “Probably.”

“We’ll tell you if anything goes awry,” Stolas promised with a nod, and she nodded back at that before crossing the room to leave. Probably smart, honestly. He wouldn’t have wanted to see this shit if it wasn’t him doing it either.

She lingered at the doorframe, fingers curling around it as she bounced her back foot  “…Good luck, Dad.”

Warmth bloomed in his chest. “Thanks, sweetie. I’m sure your little sister is gonna love you.”

She chewed on the inside of her cheek before sweeping out at that.

“Moxx, baby, you take care of the cuts. You know more about Angelic stuff than the rest’a us,” Millie said, and Moxxie nodded, darting out of the room, presumably to wash his hands as he returned quickly before Millie offered him a pair of gloves to go with hers.

“You got any painkillers in that kit?” Blitzo asked, and Moxxie held it up. There was a bottle, but when he shook it, it was empty. He lifted a different one and swirled the liquid inside it around, squinting.

“This one looks like a tranquilizer.”

“Oh, we keep it on hand if we need to get any of the livestock down,” Millie said. “Normally we try and just do it by hand, of course, but sometimes if they get real riled up…”

Blitzo considered for a moment. “Alright, stick me.”

Moxxie looked between the bottle and him, one eye twitching, although to his credit Blitzo mostly saw genuine concern in the way that it twitched. Cute how he thought that puny little bottle would do anything serious after the shitshow that was the mansion party when he was 23. (He had been picking gravel out of his skin for a month.) “Sir, I don’t know if this is the best-”

Millie cut him off with a wave of her hand, grabbing the needle and the little bottle. “We can give him a half-dose. He’s gonna need it.”

“I’m just worried about your health, that’s all. Both you and the baby.”

“Trust me, Moxx, I’ve shoved stuff way worse than this up my ass ten years ago. Jab me.” He waved a hand as Millie swiped some disinfectant over his vein before lining up the needle and pressing it in. “Besides, you’re about to fuck with blessed cuts, so Daddy deserves at least some drugs to help with that.”

Moxxie sighed, but probably figured he couldn’t argue with that. Besides, it had already gone in- there wasn’t much he could do that this point. “Alright, this is going to sting some...”

“Can’t be any worse than- oh motherfucker!” Blitzo hissed out when the cleaner touched the cuts, and Moxxie tensed as it started steaming when he made contact.

“It’s hot-”

“No fucking shit it’s hot if it’s blessed!” His hips bucked up, and Moxxie grimaced before holding the antiseptic up again.

“If we don’t want it to get infected-”

“Just fucking do it.” Blitzo growled out. “Unless you want me biting it on your in-law’s guest bed?”

“...On it,” Moxxie said in reply, taking a breath before grabbing the chew toy off the makeshift nest pile with his tail and tossing it over. “You might want this.”

Blitzo considered for a moment before deciding that it had been long enough since Loonie had used it last so she probably wouldn’t care, then braced it between his teeth as Moxxie set about cleaning the wounds.

(He needed it, his back arched off the bed again as he screamed into it, and when Stolas’s hand shifted over to grip his tighter, he wasn’t sure which of them was shaking more.)

Another contraction hit, and their shared hands glowed as Stolas probed wherever his ‘energy’ was. This time, Blitzo could definitely feel movement inside of him going downwards, thank fucking Satan, but Stolas’s thumb rubbing the back of his hand slowed slightly.

“I... believe that she’s drawing from your energy to have enough of her own.”

“She’s- I need that to push you out, missy!” Blitzo protested, panting from the pressure in his hips as she shifted lower. “You do not want to get stuck halfway down if Daddy passes out, and we’re gonna hope the pain juice helps with that.”

“She’s running off instinct...” Stolas murmured, half to himself before straightening up, setting the book down on the bedside table in order to cup Blitzo’s cheek with his free hand. “You can do this, darling. You’ve made it this far, and it will all be worth it. I promise, I’ll be here every step of the-”

Blitzo couldn’t help a whine, feeling sweat drop down his face as the sucking motion reappeared and his claws dug into the towel below him.

“She is so fucking lucky I decided to keep her or I’d fucking strangle you for making me do this shit.”

“Lucky us,” Stolas said, a crooked smile gracing his face as Blitz braced his heels into the bed and sucked in a deep breath.

“Alright. Just gotta get the fucker out. I carried her for six fucking months, I can do this.”

“You’ve got this,” Millie agreed. “Daddy said Sallie May especially was real big, bigger than any of our brothers, and he’s fine!”

“Yeah, well, your sister ain’t a fucking bird, but thank you for the sentiment,” Blitzo said, bracing himself against the bed. His world had burnt to ashes before and he’d survived, and fuck, they had almost gotten axed by an assassin not half an hour ago, he could do this.

___

Blitzo had no idea of how much time had passed. Moxxie had fucked off somewhere to ‘go to the bathroom’ what felt like an eons ago and hadn’t come back, the baby had definitely crawled down a fair bit further but he couldn’t feel her head fully pushing at his entrance quite yet, and Millie looked frustrated from what he could see of her.

“I don’t... it...”

“I’m not, like, purple or some shit down there, am I?”

“No, no, nothing like that!” She reassured him. “I just... hogs’re different from people, and Daddy was helping with Mama since I was little, and I just... wanna make sure you are both okay, that’s all, we’ve gotta do this right.” She bounced a little before nodding to herself, shaking off the nerves to steel herself again and crack her neck.

“Hey, if we didn’t have you we’d be doing this raw and uncut, so- fuck, another one.” Blitzo cut himself off as he gritted his teeth, pushing again and glaring at his middle even as he felt her moving. “You’re going one direction, how fucking hard is it to just crawl out a fucking hole?”

At some point, Stolas had started looking a combination of scared and vaguely queasy, but his hand never left Blitzo’s except to take a cool washcloth from Millie to wipe off the sweaty red forehead. (Which probably made sense, considering from what little he’d glanced at, egg birth was much easier. Unlucky fucking roll of the dice there. He probably would have missed feeling her move, though...)

Get her out. That was all he had to focus on, getting her out. Everything else could come after that, even though his bones were heavy and his muscles were lead and his stomach still stung from the holy blade and the tranqs didn’t help nearly enough with the aches down to his blood and his eyes could barely keep open. Get her out, get her out, get her out.

“Okay, I think I’m starting to see her!” Millie encouraged after another dip down. “She’s definitely a big’un, but you’re close.”

“Thank fuck,” Blitzo said, slumping back on the pillow. He’d lost enough sweat to fill up a keg and drown in it, and the thought that the end might be in sight was all that kept him together at this point. “She’s grounded once she’s out for destroying Daddy’s guts. That’s Stolas’s job.”

Stolas and Millie snorted out similar laughs, and Blitzo would have puffed up at the successful delivery if every muscle in his body wasn’t already stressed to the breaking point.

“Alright, on the next push, just go as hard as you can.” Millie said, patting the inside of his thigh and politely ignoring the splash of scar tissue. “It’s probably gonna hurt, but we need to get the skull out, then it’ll all be right as rain, got it?”

“Got it,” Blitzo said, bracing himself as Stolas gave another squeeze on his hand-

Before he nearly snapped the damn thing in half as the pain when he pushed eclipsed almost anything he’d ever felt by a royal mile. He’d taken plenty of big fucking things in his holes, but this was bone on bone, agony on agony, boiling flames.

“God-fucking christ shit-on-a-stick,” he cursed. She was stuck partway in his entrance, the skull thick and wide, blood or some other warm thick fluid oozing around her, and why the fuck had he agreed to this.

“One more, hopefully!” Millie called out. “I’ll try to help her out, you’re so close!”

Stolas bent his long-ass neck to take a look, eyes flaring with a vivid red glow.

“I- she’s right, you can see the top of the head! Oh, she’s almost here, you’re doing wonderful, dear-”

“I can fucking feel it, you don’t need to tell me what’s getting shoved out of my fucking cave of wonders- fuck!” The urge to push rolled through him again, and it was the only thing that could get her out, so even though every solitary inch of him was pleading for rest, he dug his claws in and pushed and pushed and pushed, and Millie wriggled her fingers in to pry him even wider than he ever thought possible and he grabbed the chew toy again to roar as the head popped out.

“There we go! The head’s out!” Millie cheered, and Blitzo would have pointed out that he just fucking said he could feel it, but the energy in his body for witty retorts had been shoved out along with said head, and now he mostly just wanted to pass out for a month.

“So I’m-”

“You’ve still got the shoulders, but those shouldn’t be near as bad,” Millie said with a click of her tongue. “They’re not as big around as the head was.”

He hissed out another curse but braced himself anyway. Mercifully, Millie seemed to get the hint from how boneless his body had become that he was barely hanging on. On the next twitchy contraction, she helped ease the body out as Blitzo pushed, and he felt it slip from between the lips. As she started wailing, he was empty for the first time in months.

Mostly.

There was still the cord between them, slid out through the entrance and connected to her middle, and as Millie gingerly wiped her off, Blitzo felt another pulse running through it and up to his chest as weights dragged at his eyelids and head.

She was alive. She was... he was...

She was okay. She was okay. He hadn’t fucked it up.

“Blitz? Blitz!” Stolas shook his shoulders, but he couldn’t pry his eyelids back open no matter how hard he tried, and sound was starting to swirl into a riptide as he sunk down, down, down.

She was alive, that was what mattered.

There was a flash of blue, and then, nothing.

___

He gasped back to life with a heavy, slightly sticky whimpering weight in his arms. Stolas stared at him with wide eyes, along with Loona, Millie, and Moxxie watching from behind him. His lower half felt like someone had scooped him clean and injected lava up his pussy before sewing him back up with a smack on the ass for luck.

“Blitz? Oh, Blitz!” Stolas yanked him into a hug, shoulders heaving. “We- I- we-”

“The fuck happened...?” He looked down at the squirming bulk in his arms next to a gentle blue glow half-settled inside of his chest, and his eyes snapped wide at the confirmation of what it was.

Their baby, wrapped in a red blanket with horseshoes on it.

Their baby.

“She was... the angelic steel scratches, they must have sunk through the skin somehow,” Stolas said quietly, holding a cloth dotted with watery blood. His other hand was helping to support her head- from the slightly awkward position, he was probably holding her right up until Blitzo woke up. Blitzo shifted her over to get a better look. She felt huge in his arms (of course she did, what with Stolas being twice his size) but was a bit lighter than he’d expect, especially with the healthy layer of fat on her- airy bones, maybe? Her color was a gentle pinkish off-red, although he suspected she would be a brighter shade once her feathers grew in properly, and her eyes were owl-oversized, bulging out of her skull with tiny black lines decorating below them. She had a beak, as well as a pair of nubby black horns with white spotting on the very tips.

On top of that, though... there was a thin horizontal white line crossing the middle of her face like a mask, with white covering the upper half. There was also a small curved ‘bubble’ underneath the left side that had tiny dribbles of black oozing from the thin skin, and a matching circle on the lower right cheek near the chin. Blitzo tentatively brushed a finger over the face- the top part seemed to be an incomplete facial disk to match Stolas’s, something she would have had anyway, but the little bloody bumps were going to be scar tissue, slightly firmer than the silken-soft skin around them. Stolas leaned over to wipe off the new blood for what must have been the second time, cupping her chubby cheeks as his fingers lingered, and she leaned into the touch, glowing slightly.

She was born a fighter.

Blitzo swallowed. “And she’s… okay?”

“Even after she was born, she was instinctively draining you to try and heal herself,” Stolas said, nodding down at the glow. “I had to lend you both some of my own magic, after figuring out how to dilute it to keep it from being too affected by the infection. I...” He choked. “I almost lost you. But.. she seems to be alright. Both of you are.”

“...Thank you,” Blitzo said, unable to stop staring at the little bird squirming in his grasp. She was real. Really real. And the little tail that had slipped from the blanket was mostly impish, with a pair of tiny black feathers on the end where the spade should have been. She looked up at him with yellow pupils and red sclera, and made a questioning coo before leaning against his chest with another pleading whimper that twisted at his heart.

They’d made it.