Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel, What If?

You're Toxic, I'm Slipping Under

Warning mentions of abuse, rape, and triggering anxiety

With Alastor making the hotel look more presentable; Charlie was more determined to get more sinners to come to the Hazbin Hotel. So far, they haven't gotten any new sinners checked in yet, but they just need to be patient. Nifty and Husker liked working at the hotel; Vaggie slowly started to get used to them working here. Kara started to come by the hotel more to help out as the hotel's therapist and healer. The only one who seemed to be not invested in the hotel was Angel. Even though he was a resident of the hotel, he was only more interested in the free room than redemption.

He only agreed to the free room just so he could get away from the porn studio and Valentino himself. Angel mostly kept to himself in his room with Nuggs and never came out of the room, unless he had to for food and alcohol. Vaggie got so annoyed with Angel's antics that she almost wanted to kick him out of the hotel. Charlie had to calm Vaggie down and tell her that they were not going to kick Angel out. Charlie tried to talk to Angel, but he would always get pissed and yell at Charlie to just leave him alone. She asked Kara if she could coach Angel out of his room for the day.

"Charlie, I don't think that's a good idea. Give him time. He's been through a lot more than you think." Kara stated.

"What do you mean?" Charlie asked.

"Charlie, did Angel even tell you why he needed a room in the hotel?" Kara asked Charlie.

"I'm not sure. All he said was that he wanted a place to stay from the porn studio. I just thought he wanted a place away from his fans." Charlie answered.

Kara didn't want to betray Angel's trust, but the poor thing was suffering so much. As she was chatting with Alastor, she saw that Angel had left his room but not for food this time. He told everyone that he was going out for work. Kara was worried about Angel; she had seen a few porn stars come into her club banged up by Valentino, some even verbally shut down. But it was always the same; they would flinch at even the gentlest touch, beg for no more, hallucinations of Val in their room. Kara understood that this was Hell, but an Overlord like Valentino was a toxic and sick man.

She did have one porn star claim that their memory was fuzzy. The last thing they remembered was being called into Val's office, getting smacked across the face and then everything went blank. She figured that Val must have drugged his victims enough for them to forget. She watched as Angel walked out of the door; a sudden pit in her stomach formed, and she had a bad feeling about this. Alastor must have seen her face because he was brave enough to approach her. "Something on your mind, Ms. Melody?" he asked with his cheeky grin.

"What do you want, Radio Demon?" she asked, still not trusting him.

"You seem worried about Angel. I thought you already had a lover, but it seems you're falling for Angel Dust." Alastor teased.

Kara looked at Alastor with a look of hate. "Angel is like a brother to me. I'm not in love with him. And you don't even know the kind of shit demons like me and him have to deal with. I was treated like a money-making slave my whole living life. I was forced on drugs to just do cheaper shows, I was raped by my so-called manager's son. I was a caged bird for the longest time until I snapped. I killed my sleazy manager; I have no regret. You dropped into Hell with these powers and toppled Overlords like dominos. But for people like me and Angel, we had to scrap by just to live." she had tears in her eyes.

Alastor had two glasses of vodka appear in his hands and handed one to Kara. She drank it in one go. "You made a deal with an Overlord, didn't you? I don't know any other demon with a shattering voice." Alastor questioned.

"It was a long time ago. But I was used the same way as I was before. I was tricked into making a deal. But I learned that when a sinner kills the Overlord, they made a deal with, their power, and possessions all go to their killer. I got his club and turned it into what it is today, and I was given his sonic shriek. I have had a hatred for demons like that ever since. I may be an Overlord, but I won't force sinners into deals. I let them make the choice." Kara explained.