Your Afterlife (Alastor x reader) Hazbin Hotel

Chapter 3: best friend

Timeskip 40 minutes:

I was dumbfounded: "HOLD UP! SO ALASTOR IS A FREAKING OVERLORD?"
Angel chuckled: "Yeah. He is a pretty mighty overlord. I understand your surprise. From his looks, you wouldn't guess he's one of Hell's mightiest overlords. Heck, he looks like a freaking strawberry pimp."

I found myself curious about the overlords: "Who are the other overlords anyway? And how many are there in total?"
Angel sighs: "Look, I'm not big on politics so I don't know much about them. Let alone, how many of them there are. But I know about the Vees."
UHM WHAT?
I gave him quite a confused look.
Angel shrugs: "What?"

Me: "Vee... isn't that how some people call a polyamorous relationship between 3 people, in which one person has 2 partners who are not romantically or sexually involved with each other?"
Angel smirks and raises one of his eyebrows: "Kinky."

I chuckle: "Indeed. So do you think that's why they call themselves the Vees?"
Angel explains: "I just assumed they're calling themselves that way because... their names all start with a V. Vox, Valentino and Velvette. But I guess it kinda makes sense. It's especially telling since the Vees 'coincidentally' exactly consist of 3 individuals. I'm wondering who exactly is doing it with who. I don't know about Velvette but I'm pretty sure Valentino and Vox got something kinky going on with each other."

I found myself curious about the Vees: "Have you ever met the Vees?"
Angel chuckles sadly: "I have briefly seen Velvette and Vox. But only because... I sold my soul to Valentino and they all live in the same big building."
I gave him a really sad look. I wasn't sure what to do. I just wanted to hug this sad boy.
I muttered carefully: "You don't have to talk about it if it is too personal but-."

Angel locked eyes with me: "I don't want you to start looking at me like all the others do."
I carefully held his hand reassuringly, speaking softly: "Whatever it is, it won't change the way I see you, Angel."

Angel pulled his hand away and gave me a sad smile: "I'll prove you wrong then. So Valentino has his way with words. He's good at manipulating you, feeding you with all the pretty lies that he tells so convincingly, all the pretty lies he knows you wanna hear, he makes you feel like he genuinely cares about you, he takes that to his advantage when you're in a weaker state either physically or mentally. And now he owns my soul. So I have to be his whore and porn star whenever he pleases. He treats me like shit and insults me heavily and beats me up when I don't turn up immediately at his studio when he calls me. He is like poison but all I can do is swallow it all up. Yet I'm sick of the poison and every night I live as if it was my last night just to find I have nothing to live for tomorrow."

Tears were about to flow down my face. I couldn't bear knowing that my first friend in Hell has to suffer so much. Angel was still standing with his back to me. So he wouldn't have to look at my sad face while telling me. I just couldn't help myself but rush to him and hug him from behind.

First, just carefully to test the waters. But Angel turned around to face me and hugged me back tightly. I hugged him tightly too.
We just kept hugging each other for a few minutes.

Eventually, Angel broke out of the hug and looked at me fondly: "Thank you, y/n. A hug was indeed what I needed now. Say, how come such a nice person like you ended up in Hell?"
I frowned: "I committed suicide, Angel."
In shame, I broke eye contact and looked at the TV behind us.

Angel looked at me sadly: "You don't have to talk about it if you don't wanna but... why?"

I sighed, reaching for his hand and holding it softly: "It started with -"

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".....And then I just kept living with guilt, shame, unhappiness, loneliness, hurt and even more shame and a bunch of other negative emotions until I couldn't cope anymore."

Angel gave me a sad look: "Oh toots, come in here for another hug."
He reached out his 4 arms to hug me tightly. We hugged again. We were interrupted when Alastor suddenly appeared in my view.

I gasped: "Holy sh-... Don't just appear out of nowhere, Alastor!"
Angel broke off the hug to look behind himself to also see Alastor standing there, grinning at us and his eyes twitching: "I see, y/n. You've already done some bonding with the famous porn star."

I told him: "Don't be disrespectful towards Angel."
Alastor giggles madly: "Dear, do you really want to associate yourself with that cheap harlot next to you?"

I glared at him: "Angel is my friend. And you better show him some damn respect."
Alastor's eyes slowly went to radio dials: "Are you sure that instead of having me on your side. Me a powerful overlord. Instead of me you choose this cheap prostitute?"

I raised my voice at him: "Why do there have to be sides? Why do you act as if Angel was some personal enemy of yours? Only because I'm friends with Angel, doesn't mean I'm against you."

Alastor chuckles: "My dear, we're in Hell. You have to pick sides here. Besides, I can't associate with you if you associate with that whore."

I glare at him: "So you're allowing yourself and people close to you to only associate with people you deem worthy? What a limited point of view. I expected better from someone who is as old and experienced as you."

The radio dials went away and quickly, Alastor morphed into a shadow again.

Angel cheers: "Well done, y/n! You intimidated an overlord! This might... uhm... have consequences for you later. But uhm... I'm proud of you! You actually had my back and showed this radio bitch that you aren't as helpless and weak-minded as you appear to be. No offense. But yeah... in Hell it's a real rarity for another sinner to have one's back. So this definitely settles it: You're my bestie now, y/n!"