#roo x Charlie

[alastorssimpforever]

I need to write something for tonight. I HAVE SO MANY WIPS! And while I do love Charlastor and radioapple and all my current posted works. I can’t decide and I keep jumping around. I gotta stick to one.

I need to get out of writers block.

THANK YOUUUU!

[tweakouthazbinfan]

Check out this cringy ah songs I made for Roo x Charlie.

I have two versions. Lyrics made by me.

First version

Second version

[axolotlnightmare]

After the "incident" of Cain and Abel

[mottsfiddle]

Super excited to start showing off my Lost Apple AU

It's a Radioapple AU where Alastor essentially raised Charlie instead of Lucifer

PSA: Everything about Roo I made the fuck up, it's all based on vibes and headcanons (Lots of stuff here is hc, but I specify Roo because misinfo travels fast in this fandom. Like feel free to play with anything here for your own stuff, but just know it's made up)

Lost Apple Masterpost

Fun Stuffs (Under Read More):

She's named Charlamagne, "Charlie" for short cause I thought I could hand wave Roo naming her kid the same thing Luci and Lilith were going to name them BUT! What if I put in a cheeky reference to the pilot 🤭

This is a Radioapple AU yes, but it will also have Charlie x Helsa, Chaggie, Staticmoth, minor Huskerdust, Helsa x Velvette (The REBOUND) and maybe more!

The Overlords (That aren't Alastor) in this AU are

Carmilla

Zestial

Rosie

Husker

Velvette

Sir Pentious

Emberlynn (my au my rules)

[thereifling]

“Asking for a favor”

Pt 1-2

[felicjana050896]

A few words about Charlastor

Today I saw this post:

(Sorry, I can't post the link, Twitter doesn't want to work on my computer today :\ )

I will quote it here because it made me think again:

Currently, the closest person to Charlie is Vaggie, while Alastor invades her space, Vaggie and Alastor are opposed to each other, Vaggie wants to run a hotel for Charlie (her whole life is based on Charlie...), while Alastor has his own reasons (more on which later we don't fully know) and the two are portrayed as opposing forces pulling Charlie, Vaggie in one direction and Alastor in the other. Charlie's relationship with Alastor will deepen in future seasons (which the author wrote about, that Alastor and Charlie are the main characters of HH and what we see after the pilot), thus distancing it from Vaggie, which we see already in the first season (and what I wrote posts about ), that Charlie's relationship with Vaggie will surely deteriorate as it goes on, their quarrel over Vaggie's lie was, in my opinion, just the first glitch in their relationship (although not very well written in my opinion anyway), at some point in the story Charlie will had to choose between Vaggie and Alastor (and Niffty):

And considering the other screenshots, they are either forshadowings only to the fact that in future seasons Charlie will be getting closer to Alastor and away from Vaggie, or they may generally herald Alastor's victory over Vaggie, it depends, they are definitely confirmation that the further the seasons, the more Charlostor's content we will have than Chaggie's, the only question is which one will be the endgame?

Alastor stealing Charlie:

Significant bed scene, Vaggie wakes up without Charlie, alone, and Charlie is later in bed with Alastor on a heart-shaped pillow:

Besides, I read about Zoophobia and old sketches of Alastor and Autumn, and in my opinion Autumn reminds me a bit of Charlie... but in order.... First, let's go to Roo or Eve (if you prefer), well, I saw one Tik Tok and I definitely agree with it:

Charlie actually resembles Eve much more than Lilith, it always surprised me that Charlie has more father-like features both in appearance and character, and has none of Lilith's (especially when it comes to her ahem... physical qualities...), but I thought they just made her a typical "daddy's girl" and that's it... but if Eve is Charlie's mother and not Lilith..., we still had Lucifer's comment that he stole from Adam both wives, both Lilith and Eve, and although he married Lilith, he probably slept with Eve..., then the only question arises: why did Lilith decide to raise a child that was not her own?

Roo (Eve):

Charlie:

Lilith:

Lucifer:

Charlie and Eve (Roo) have exactly the same nose, the same lines under their eyes (Charlie in his demonic form has them) and the body sharp is the same, Lucifer by the way does not have a nose (:D), Lilith has a completely different nose, only Eve's nose matches Charlie's....

Moving on, we know that Alastor made a deal with someone, many people speculate that he made it with Lilith, but there are also people who believe that with Roo and I, although I also considered Lilith at the beginning, it was thrown in our faces this 7-year break (that Lilith has not been in Hell for 7 years and Alastor disappeared for 7 years), seems too obvious..., moreover, we know that Lilith had a contract with Adam (end of episode 8), and Adam did not know Alastor, so how could Alastor have an agreement with Lilith and be with her for these 7 years in heaven, if Adam didn't know him at all..., while Roo..., and this is where the issue of Zoophobia begins, i.e. Viv's first idea, where most of the HH characters came from:

In Zoophobia we had the so-called KayCee, i.e. chaos itself and the main antagonist, interestingly KayCee liked apples (a reference to Eve and her picking an apple from the Garden of Eden, the first sin?):

KayCee had white hair, horns, and the original Alastor was in love with her:

So KayCee is nothing other than the prototype of Eve.

Moving on, the original Alastor was also obsessed with Autumn, the character of Zoophobia, a blonde deer:

Autumn is a very helpful and good-hearted character and: ,,Although outwardly he appears mature and rational, in reality he is extremely insecure, suffering from low self-esteem. Autumn continues to seek recognition and thanks from others for a little help from him, showing that he needs the appreciation of others. Autumn is also very sensitive and short-tempered: in the webcomic, when Rusty teases him about the little antlers, Autumn explodes in anger and violently scolds him."

Doesn't this in some way resemble the description of Charlie..., a girl with a good heart, wanting to help everyone, and also sometimes quick-tempered (when, for example, heaven rejects her or when Susan pisses her off :D )

So we have Eve, who used to be KayCee, and Charlie, who has a lot of Autumn in her, and if it turns out that Charlie is actually Eve's daughter, Charlie will be a combination of KayCee and Autumn, considering her appearance and character traits are taken from both, two characters that the original Alastor was crazy about ;)

And finally, some shots of Charlie and Alastor:

And remember about Niffty and KeeKee, they are very important, after all they are in the HH logo :)

KeeKee, a pet belonging to Charlie and Niffty, Alastor's ,,pet" ;)

Sorry for the long post again, but I just can't keep it short :D

Thank you for reading and have a nice day, evening or night :)

[samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires]

"My Body's Looking WRONG." - Glass Animals, "The Other Side of Paradise"

"When a gunshot seals his fate, Mordecai Heller dies. However, he did not expect a secondary life that seemed promising. There was only one...actually, multiple problems:

1) This was Hell. 2) He didn't know anyone or anything from or about this place. 3) That pompous, cheesy talkshow shitlord of a radio host...what was his name? Alexander? Allen? Alastor, that's right!

Though a lovely little princess of Hell and her girlfriend try to guide him, as well as the other patrons, to the path of redemption...if it isn't too much of a problem." - The Other Side of Paradise.

The fact that this took me this long is insane. I'm very proud of how this turned out, and I sincerely hope you like this <3

Thank you so much for the support, and because I wanna show how many hours this has tracked, here we go.

There. Hope you enjoy! <3 Thank you for the support through and through.

[rattlebear25]

FallenMelody (Lucilith Comic Extra #2) Fear

I have this headcanon that Lucifer has very often recurring nightmares and his wife was always there to console him (that's why his depression got worse over time after she left) even though he made the deal with Adam he is still afraid of a betrayal by Heaven. Charlie as a child is so cute with her dad even with her mom 🥺❤️ I think Lilith wasn't an absent parent, simply between the two she was the more rational and able to control her emotions.

Angel Ocs in this comic:

Ingo (the pink shadow) and Nubis (the blue one)

[anthurak]

So here’s a few general theories I’ve got on both Eve and Roo, their role in the story, as well as at least one rather bonkers theory on how they/she are connected to Charlie.

Which means to begin with, we’re going to make the entirely logical step to talk about Rosie.

Because as I said in a couple posts after the finale, I think Rosie is actually Eve.

Or rather, as I now think, Rosie is an ASPECT of Eve.

To begin with, just about everything Rosie does with Charlie in Episode 7 to me just kinda SCREAMS ‘I’m actually a mysterious relative/family friend you never knew about.’ From the way she immediately goes massively out of her way to help Charlie, not just with the more overt problem of the impending extermination, but also her more personal relationship problems, not to mention little touches like how she insists on Charlie calling her ‘auntie’. As well as making a number of small references that could very easily be more direct foreshadowing:

Rosie’s whole ‘first husband’ comment could easily be a dig at Adam, plus her being a cannibal would make for a pretty clever callback to the visual joke of Adam eating ribs in the first episode.

We also have Rosie’s talk with Charlie about her problems with Vaggie, which feel especially relevant in light of the reveal that Eve seems to have had some kind of romance with Lucifer and Lilith. Rosie’s comments to Charlie clearly hint that she has her own regrets towards a failed relationship, which if she is Eve could easily hint at whatever went down between her, Lilith and Lucifer. Not to mention, given the CLEAR parallels that Charlie and Vaggie have to Lucifer and Lilith, it would be all too fitting if it turned out that Eve was the one helping to mend their relationship.

There’s also one other visual detail about Rosie… but more on that later.

So how does this tie back to Roo?

Well you know how I said I think Rosie is an aspect or part of Eve?

I think Roo is the OTHER part of Eve.

As in, I think that Roo and Rosie (hey, look at those similar names) are each the two parts of Eve that split apart when she became the ‘Root of All Evil’.

When you get down to it, I think Roo as a character and her role in the story as a whole is to be a subversive exploration of the idea of the scapegoat and Christian ideas/fixation on guilt and penance. Roo might actually BE this big, terrible ‘Root of All Evil’, ‘Embodiment of Sin’, ‘Unfettered Force of Chaos’, ‘Heart of Hell itself’ ultimate big-bad of the show that much of the fandom is assuming…

But only because she/Eve chose this role out of her own guilt and self-loathing. Eve only believes that she’s this terrible, irredeemable person at the root of all the evils of mankind, and has thus chosen to embody that.

And I think in the process of becoming Roo, this being of pure evil, Eve tried (emphasis on tried) to split off all the ‘good’ within her. Which in turn became Rosie. Alternatively, Rosie could have been deliberately split off from Roo to act as her agent, but may have become self-aware enough that she’s trying to stop/save Roo, hence her going out of her way to help Charlie. And of course this would also neatly explain her friendship with Alastor, himself likely also an agent of Roo.

Which in turn is going to be the crux of her conflict with Charlie, and the ultimate villain redemption of the story. Like of course we’re going to find out about Roo’s big, terrible villainous plots to perhaps corrupt humanity or subsume all of Hell or destroy Heaven and how she’s likely the one pulling Alastor’s strings and has maybe had him essentially ‘feeding her’ Overlords to increase her power and how she’s likely the cause of Lilith’s disappearing seven years ago and ending up in Heaven and all kinds of other things our heroes will have to fight against.

Until we get to our big, final confrontation with Roo and both we and Charlie discover that this terrible being of pure evil is in fact this traumatized, grief-stricken woman utterly consumed by guilt and self-loathing. The one person who, more than anyone else, NEEDS the help and redemption that Charlie has spent the whole show trying to offer others.

And also might be Charlie’s other mom.

Yeah, it’s bonkers theory time :D

So back during the rough… twenty to thirty minutes or so between finishing Episode 7 and seeing the post-credits scene in Episode 8, I was VERY sure that Rosie was actually Lilith in disguise (as you can see from this rather amusing post/reblog :D), for basically all the reason I listed above about why Rosie feels like an in-disguise Eve,

But ALSO because of Rosie’s cheek blush-marks that look CURIOUSLY SIMILAR to Charlie’s own. And if you’ve read any of my numerous Rosebird Parents theory posts, you can imagine I immediately latched onto that.

However! This is NOT a theory that Eve is somehow Charlie’s ‘real mom’. That is stupid and I will not hear Lilith slander in this house. Note instead that I said that Eve might be Charlie’s OTHER mom…

Basically I think Charlie has three parents thanks to Lucifer, Lilith and Eve each actually being some variety of functionally intersex due to wacky angel/demon/primordial-human physiology. And the three of them conceived Charlie Gilgamesh-style via Lilith and Eve knocking up Lucifer.

Hey, I want this show to get WEIRD, okay?

Even just speaking generally, we’re already got more or less soft-confirmation that SOMETHING was going on between Eve, Lilith and Lucifer, and that Eve seemed to have specifically left Adam for Lucifer and Lilith. So I’d say it’s not at all a stretch to think that Lilith, Lucifer and Eve will turn out to be a tragic, broken polycule driven apart by each of their baggage and trauma.

Or that a major aspect of the show will end up being about Charlie (with Vaggie’s (and possibly Emily’s…) help) working to get her parents back together.

In fact, I can already imagine what a suitably cute/heartwarming/feelsy reunion Eve could have with Lucifer and Lilith:

Eve, having just been freed from her self-imposed prison/punishment by Charlie, is about to launch into a guilt-and-regret-laden spiel about how she knows how they must hate her and how she doesn’t deserve them…

Only for Lucifer gives Eve a big cute hug.

And then Lilith gives Eve a Big Damn Kiss XD

Simply put, I think it’s pretty clear that Hazbin Hotel is NOT the kind of the show to just go and make a woman the source of all the evil and sin and bad of the world and seemingly the ultimate big bad and NOT examine, interrogate and SUBVERT THE EVERLIVING HELL out of that concept/trope.

[sinner-sunflower]

A HH Lucifer-centric AU 17/?

PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6, PART 7, PART 8, PART 9, PART 10, PART 11, PART 12, PART 13, PART 14, PART 15, PART 16, PART 18, PART 19, PART 20, PART 21, PART 22

Back in business, y'all!

It finally arrived on this part. I'm excited what you all think of this development.

The italics at the end are flashbacks Lucifer is having on that particularly familiar convo.

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Lucifer didn't know what he expected to see beyond the entrance to the tree. He had assumed it would be like the outside- plastered with evil and decay and suffocation. Hell, he expected that he would die the second he steps inside because he may be the King of Hell but this is a being as old, possibly older, than his Father.

He didn't expect this though.

Cotton clouds walking along the vibrant blue skies like a herd of sheep. Towering trees, adorned with leaves as shining like the finest emerald, dance gracefully in the soft breeze. There's crystal-clear waters acting like a mirror for the heavens, tranquil movements reflecting the azure sky above. Animals, predator and prey are frolicking without a care in the world as if the circle of life simply does not exist.

And at the heart of it all, in the place where time stands still, lies an apple tree. The clouds make way for the sun above to shine its golden rays, helping Lucifer's brain solidify where he is.

There is no way.

Lucifer: Eden?

The Sin of Pride hears humming behind the tree. He moves closer to inspect and gets his second shock of the day. He chokes up a little.

Lucifer: Lily?

It was Lilith? That can't be right. The woman smiles at him but it doesn't look like Lilith. Her smile was always warm, serene, and full of life- this was not his ex-wife and wow, did that thought just made him start to lose it.

Lucifer: W̶͇͚̫̻͂̄́̽̽͗ẖ̷̮̩̄͂͛̊̓̕͠à̵̯̪͇̝t̵̘͔̪̱̤̗̙̂ ̸̨̡̻̰̼͖̈́̀͐̒̏̕t̶̡̛̼̺̱̳̮̍͌͐͠ͅh̸̫̔͒͠͝ę̶̱̩̪̝̪̏͌͆̾̕ ̶̟̥̒́̎h̵̑̉͜ë̵̹̓l̵͉̘̗̆͑̏͝͝l̸̘̹͔̣̓́̂̚ ̸͉͖͑́̑̋ả̷̹̩̰r̸̩̖̼̔͊̽̈́̈͐̕ͅë̵̡͓ ̵̠͚̝̜̾̒̃́y̸̭͒̽̋̈́̋ȯ̸̘̈́̍̃ͅu̴̪̫͉̯͍̬̠̐̆́ ̷̞͈͒̄̔̑͐͋͝d̴̢̦͚̐̊̓̍͌õ̵̝͍͉͉͔̲͑̇̎͌͋̀į̸̥̮͔̊̾̚ṇ̴̣̬̀̈́̈́̓̎̕̚͜ǵ̵̼̖̄ ̸̹̬͍̓̑́͆̎w̶̛̲̮͓̤̩̗͕̒̌̄̆̈͝ė̴̏̀͆̊��̖͑ạ̶̺͍̥͌̽̀̒r̸̨̞̣̖̺̱̐̃̔ͅį̸͙͔̈́͐̆ņ̵̺̟̠̏͑̒̚ḡ̵̜͛̆̒͌ ̴̧̞̮̰̦̲̇̄̽̋͆̄ͅt̵̘̓͆͗h̷̳̗̖͘ã̴̘͉̹̘̯͚͠t̵̳̂͝ ̴̨̦̭̳̒͂́͌̓͋͝f̷̢͚̀͐à̷̢̩c̷̤̝̼̞͙̮̄̾́̽̅̀͐͜ẻ̸̛͈͝?̴̮̗͎͓̥̱͑̒̈́̈́̿ͅ!̴̩͍̭͕̳̳̭̉̆

Roo: Well, I can't let you see my true form now, could I? It would likely burn your eyes where you stand. Soooo, I picked something you're... a little bit more familiar with. You like it?~

Lucifer: Y̸̦̥̥̱̞̓̌͐͜͠o̶̥͍̊̈́̋͠ü̶̢̠̩̙͎̈́ ̶̛̮͙̜͔̋͋̽̇̈́ḣ̸̫̈̓̔͂͠a̵̰̤̳̅͒̉̆̕v̵̡̖̰̺̂̂͒̎̀͑͠ḙ̸̟̥́̃̈́̄͝ ̸͎͙̳͎̖̀̍̎͜n̵̢̩̪͉͔̗͈̈́͘o̷̗̻͕̯͋̄̃͝ͅͅ ̷̞̹̥̻̤̥̋r̶̨̫̳͔̀͌̓͊͊͜i̵̧̲̪͍̻̹͍͆̍̈́g̷͚̑h̴̨͎̰̀̀́͗̿͜͝ṱ̵̠̍́͆̃̎̏!̶̢̧͉̻̺̣̬̊

Roo: And who are you to tell me what to do, fallen? You're a mere speck in my sight. Besides, didn't my sister use that other woman's face? What was her name? Eve?

Lucifer: F̶̤͍̪̭̾̑̈͊͠ù̴͈̫̚c̵͇̎́̍̽̚͠k̵̳̩̞̖̝̤̀̒͋͌̉í̶̧͚̟̠̚̚ň̸̨̘̖̳̳̆̐͗̋-̴̮́̾͒̔͆

Lucifer lunges but the fact that it is his ex-wife's face made him hesitate enough for Roo summon roots, essentially pinning him against the Tree of Knowledge.

Roo: Can't have that, dear fallen. Hmm, how can I make you behave? Perhaps this look is a bit outdated. How abouuttt...

Lilith's face was enveloped in red and black, smile morphing into an all too familiar grin. One moment he was staring at Lilith's beautiful face, now he found himself locked in a gaze with the unmistakable form of Alastor.

Roo: This is more your style now right, sire? I must say, this one looks more outdated and tacky.

Anger must still be all over his face because Roo made a pondering look. The Root of All Evil pretended to contemplate before obnoxiously letting out an excited squeal.

Roo: Oh! I got it!

Alastor shrinks, his red bob cut lengthens, turning blond from the roots. Gray skin became porcelain white with red circles appearing on the cheeks.

He's going to kill her.

Roo: Perfect, no?

He's going to kill this fucking bitch for using his daughter's face!-

He breaks free from his restraints in a flurry of rage, hand immediately grasping Roo's (NOT HIS DAUGHTER) neck. Charlie (NO IT IS NOT HER) struggles, sending the roots back to get him but his hellfire is preventing them to get closer.

Lucifer pries Roo's mouth open and began reciting an incantation- runes physically manifest themselves, entering Roo. Lucifer can feel the power of Goodie's seal flow out of him, draining him of his strength. He start coughing up blood but pushes through.

This is for Charlie. For everyone.

By the end of it, Roo is motionless and Lucifer slumps on the tree, exhausted beyond belief. He's holding his throat as golden blood drip from is mouth. Goodie didn't say it was this bad.

He tries not to look at Roo's body. She's still wearing Charlie's whole being and he doesn't want to see an almost dead version of his daughter's face.

Lucifer thought it was over until there was a chuckle. He looks on in horror as the mangled body of Roo sat up in manic laughter. His daughter's lovely smile turned more broken, so much that it's tearing her face apart.

Roo: Surprise!!!

Lucifer: What...? You're supposed to be sealed now. I was inches away. It was supposed to work!

Roo bursts into more laughter like he just said the dumbest thing ever. She looks up to the sky.

Roo: Oh man, you're really that stupid?? This ritual was never going to work and Goodie knew it! All this ancient thing does is barely prick my finger.

Lucifer: I don't understand. I- why?

Roo: Because Goodie knew what I needed and sent you to give it.

Lucifer thinks back to his first conversation with Goodie and feels this sense of dread.

Goodie: I can lend you something that shall be enough to contain her. But for this to work, I need one thing.

Lucifer: And what do you need?

Lucifer: What is it?

Beautiful Eden disappeared and now replaced with a decaying forest. The green grass turned into the red flowers from outside as they continue to excrete miasma.

Lucifer never felt so breathless.

Roo and Goodie: You

[alastorssimpforever]

I love a good old toxic yuri. There’s not enough of it. It’s giving hero x villain. And Roo corrupting Charlie

Also I headcanon that Roo loves everything that is hated by humans. Hence she loves trash

The names are so bad. I may do another poll if I can think of better names

[pommur]

All chapters are live now!

Will Lilith be able to acclimate back into the family? If Charlie were to separate from Vaggie and wind up married to Alastor how would that go? What if Lucifer and Lilith continued to grow their family.

Did someone say parental trauma and drama? Well say no more. We got ya covered. Watch and be amazed as God raises his eyebrows at every little thing his creations do. Also Adam is thirsty as fuck for Eve.

[time-lady-the-sage]

Ding-dong, the shitass dick is dead!

If the leaks gave away the answer, keep that to yourself.

[chiconisroc]

Chapter 25 is up for "Hope In Hell" : ), for hazbin hotel , adam redemption story Sorry for taking a while writing this chapter, it was a bit difficult to write and was trying to be descriptive o.o

Thank you @lunareader @kar-mamin SillyMarzipan for beta reading :)

Summary:

Adam awakens as a fallen angel, a sinner in hell, cast away by the angels who had once claimed to ‘treasure’ him. Thinking there is no way back to heaven, he just wants to drown in resentment and spiral toward self-destruction.

Of course, there is no way Charlie is going to let that happen, even when a dangerous enemy is ready to strike soon.

[hellaversepolls]

can you also do a poll for roo x charlie. i wanna see what the ppl think

Sure!

[aurorasilverthorne]

Unholy Notions

Chapter #2: Bargains & Broken Chains

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Rosie took a deep breath to steady herself before knocking on Alastor’s door. “Al, dear, can we talk?” No reply. She turned the nob only to find it locked. Undeterred, she took a pin from her hair and picked the lock until she heard it click. Rosie pushed the door open and poked her head inside. “Alastor?”

The room was equal parts swamp and luxury suite. Rustic, yet quaint, like The Radio Demon himself. Rosie stepped through the entry and the door swung closed behind her. Another sharp click told her the deadbolt was in place. She kept moving her heels clacking against the dark hardwood.

Two plush chairs sat in front of a giant marble fireplace, the wall above adorned with a set a massive antlers and picture frames whose portraits were half hidden in shadow. Fire crackled and hissed, a myriad of white, orange, yellow, blue, and red licking at the grey stone hearth.

Alastor occupied one of the armchairs, a glencairn full of homemade whiskey in his hand.

Rosie sighed. “Oh, Alastor…” She closed the distance between them and took his hand as she lowered herself into the empty seat beside him. “Turn to me, baby, not the bottle.”

Alastor stared at the dancing flames, their pale light casting dark shadows across his strained expression. “What was she thinking? The sheer audacity of that child…”

“Charlie means well,” Rosie said, her voice barely more than a whisper. “Is it really her you’re upset with, or your father?”

Alastor bristled. “Don’t—” His face became a twisted blend of sorrow and fury. “Rosie, please…”

“Al, you’re nothing like that bastard,” she persisted. “You’re not abusive or neglectful and you’d never abandon the ones you love. He wasn’t a real man. You are.”

“Have you forgotten my seven year sabbatical?”

Rosie grimaced. “That wasn’t by choice. That bitch forced you to leave. If not for that damn deal I’d —”

“Let’s not speak of it. Just thinking about her makes my head ache.”

Rosie reached out and gently eased the cup out of his hand. “We need to decide what to do about Charlie. She wouldn’t have come to us unless it was necessary.”

Alastor tilted his head to look at her. “You want this…don’t you?” It wasn’t a question so much as a realization slamming into him like a full speed freight train running off its track.

Rosie wrapped her arms around herself rubbing her arms more from anxiety than a lack of warmth. Alastor always kept his room toasty. It was a nice contrast to her own skin, which was always cool to the touch. “She’s offering us the chance to start a family. It’s what we’ve always wanted, something we thought we’d never have.”

“The child would be Charlie’s heir—not ours.”

“Her heir in name only,” Rosie corrected him. “Charlie doesn’t know the first thing about being a parent. She’ll be too busy with the hotel to raise a kid. We’d be the main influences in the baby’s life. Al, our child would be the next king or queen of Hell.”

“And what do you think that vile woman will do when she learns we’ve conceived? That our progeny will inherit Lucifer’s throne? You and the fawn would never be safe.”

Rosie tsked. “Alastor, sweetheart, you’re not thinking straight. We wouldn’t be doing this out of the goodness of our hearts. You made a bargain with the princess, didn’t you? Use that to cancel your agreement with that slithering skank whore.”

If Alastor could’ve frowned, he would have. “Charlotte’s not powerful enough to nullify a soul contract—not from a demon that strong.”

“She isn’t,” Rosie replied, “but her father is.”

Alastor’s eyes widened. He hummed in thought, the look on his face pensive. Rosie had a point. Charlie refused to embrace the darker side of her nature. This hindered her abilities. Lucifer had no such qualms. He was the devil. His power absolute in Hell. “Rosie, darling, you’re brilliant!”

“Oh? How kind of you to notice,” she teased.

He leapt up from his chair, pulled her into a tight hug, and twirled her as she laughed before pulling back to look at her with what was likely the first genuine smile she’d seen from him since his return to Pentagram City. “I’ll regain my freedom. We’ll have our family. And that harlot can go fuck herself!”

Rosie giggled. “You promise?”

Alastor rested his forehead against hers. “I promise.”

Rosie peppered his face with kisses. It’d been so long since they’d been affectionate. Any time Alastor showed even the slightest bit of positive emotion, the cunt at the other end of his leash would give it a painful tug, a reminder that he’d never be happy or free so long as he was tethered to her. Rosie hated that woman more than anyone else in heaven, earth, or hell.

Alastor cupped her cheek and leaned in for an actual kiss. Rosie wrapped her arms around his neck moaning against his lips. He only stopped when the need for them to breathe forced him to.

“I love you,” he whispered.

Rosie opened her mouth to reply, but paused when she felt him tense in her embrace. “Al? Honey? What’s wrong?” He began to choke and wheeze.

To her absolute horror, a glowing collar and chain appeared around his neck, each thick, heavy, and made of black steel. She grabbed the metal in a futile attempt to remove it only to let go with a hiss, her hands blistered from mere moments of physical contact.

Alastor raked at his throat with his claws fighting for air. The person holding the other end of his chain jerked him upward where he dangled in midair. Rosie screamed Alastor’s name as he clung to the chain to avoid being strangled.

The door to his suite burst open. Charlie ran in first followed by Lucifer and the rest of the hotel residents. Charlie gasped while the others froze horrified by what they were seeing. It was Lucifer who acted. “His contract—was it signed willingly or under duress?”

“She tortured him and threatened to kill me if he didn’t submit,” Rosie cried.

“Good enough for me!” Lucifer cracked his knuckles then unfolded his wings. He flew toward Alastor pinning him to the nearest wall. “Hold still, Antlers. This is gonna sting.” Lucifer wrapped his hands around the collar. An electrical current tore through Alastor’s body making him shriek in agony.

Three harsh yanks from the king of hell shattered the collar like glass. The chain whipped back disintegrating as it disappeared back into the darkness along with the collar shards that had littered the floor.

Alastor hit the ground hard enough to break bone. Rosie ran to him rolling him onto his side so he wouldn’t suffocate on his own blood in case there was internal bleeding. “Alastor, are you okay? Speak to me!”

All she got in response was a groan.

Lucifer landed nearby livid. “Who the fuck was on the other end of that chain?”

“She…she said her name was Roo,” Rosie said. She was afraid he’d harm her or Alastor if she didn’t answer.

Lucifer’s eyes burned red and yellow as they narrowed “Eve.” He turned on his heel and headed for the door.

“Dad? Where are you going?” Charlie asked.

“I need to get in contact with heaven,” he told her. “Someone needs to catch Adam’s wife before she causes any more trouble. Stay here and make sure no one enters or leaves the hotel until I get back.”

“Okay.”

Charlie waited for her father to leave before she hurried over and knelt down beside Alastor. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“We couldn’t,” Rosie explained. “That was part of the deal. He wasn’t allowed to tell anyone. Eve would’ve killed him if either of us spoke up.”

“You should’ve come to me anyway,” Charlie protested. “I would’ve helped—protected you from her.”

Alastor pushed himself up into a sitting position his body still trembling from the onslaught. He looked exhausted and his voice was breathy when he spoke. “Forgive me, Charlotte, but while your powers are admirable, they’re nothing compared to the monster on the opposite end of that chain.”

“Is that why you and Rosie refused the surrogacy?”

“About that,” Rosie began.

Charlie shook her head. “We can discuss it in the morning if you want. Right now you and Alastor need to rest. Get some sleep. We’ll have breakfast ready by the time you wake up.”

Rosie nodded. “Alright. Thank you, Charlie.”

The princess left their room with the others in toe. Husk was the last to leave, closing the door on his way out. Rosie examined Alastor for any visible injuries. There were none that she could see.

“I thought I was going to lose you forever this time,” she confessed, her voice breaking under the weight of unshed tears.

“I’ll be fine,” he assured her. “You’ll never lose me, Rosie.”

She helped him undress and get into bed. Nothing else was said. They just held each other close and waited for sleep to claim them too worn out to do anything else. For the first time in seven long years, their dreams weren’t plagued with images of Roo or the torture they’d suffered at her hands. They were free.

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