𝐇𝐇 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 - Hazbin Hotel

pt 2

"I'm going to fucking ruin you." It's growled in his ear as a threat and there is not a single doubt in Lucifer's mind that he means it.

"You already did."

The next few months were rough for Lucifer, to say the least. The first month is spent trying to decide whether or not he should go find Alastor again, the rest of the time was spent stewing in his own anger. Alastor knew the strength of his words when he said them, yet he said them anyway, specifically to hurt Lucifer as effectively as he could. Anything they once had was gone, at least for Alastor, and that fact killed Lucifer almost as much as Alastor disappearing. He considered contacting Rosie for a bit, but when it came down to it, Rosie and Alastor were closer than Lucifer and Rosie had been and he wasn't about to wedge himself between them. Alastor would tell Rosie he was back in his own time. It definitely didn't have anything to do with the fact that he couldn't face her after he ignored her for so long.

The last thing he expected was a call from Charlie, and even more, he never expected her to invite him over to see her new hotel. It took Lucifer a good 45 minutes to make himself presentable, have a little panic attack, then make himself presentable again. It had been so long since he'd seen Charlie, he couldn't even remember the last time she invited him to do something. Has she ever done that? It doesn't matter now! His daughter wants to see him! Take that depression!

Lucifer finds himself standing outside the front door to her hotel for much longer than he's willing to admit, hand up, waiting to knock but hesitating an inch or so from the door.

Just knock! Just knock on the door! Your daughter is on the other side! Just rap your knuckles on the door, Lucifer, you absolute mess of a-

The door swings open and Lucifer immediately drops his hand so he can sweep his daughter up in a crushing hug. "Charlie! It's so good to see you!"

"It's good to see you too, dad!" Charlie replies, voice strained as she's squeezed. She wiggles out of his grasp and they each take a step back. Then Lucifer's stomach drops in his gut as he takes in the figure standing next to his daughter.

No.

No, no.

There's no fucking way.

How did he not put two and two together on his walk to the hotel?

Alastor.

What does he do?? Charlie is talking but all he can hear is a ringing in his ears, he's sure he's been staring at Alastor for way too long to be considered normal but he can't seem to drag his eyes away. What the fuck does he do?? He can't drag his daughter into his personal shit right now, but Alastor has to be here for a reason and Lucifer decides he needs to get to the bottom of it. He won't let Alastor take advantage of his daughter like he did Lucifer.

Quick, make a plan.

Think of something.

Act like you have no idea who he is! Perfect!

His eyes are torn from his past lover when he feels a pressure against his ankles. "Oh! Hewwo KeeKee!" The devil can't help but bend over and rub his old friend's ears happily. KeeKee had been a gift to Charlie when she was a kid, Lucifer had missed her when Lilith took Charlie.

"Razzle! Dazzle!" The two dragons fly over and Lucifer forgets about the offending red in the corner of his field of vision for the time being. Once they're satisfied with the attention he gave them and fly away, Lucifer finally spurs himself deeper into the hotel, getting a good look around. Yikes. (Like he was one to talk).