Iwillstandbymyship
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Lilith had been tricked into a deal with Adam, bound by his manipulation. When Adam died, Lute ordered her to descend into Hell and interfere with the hotel. But Kathryn had other plans.
At the Hazbin Hotel, chaos was already brewing. Lucifer and Alastor couldn't stand each other. Every conversation made into a duel. Vaggie made a last-minute choice to pair them up to help with the hotel's upcoming celebration. They would hand out invitations, prepare the food, and tolerate each other for Charlie's birthday.
But as they worked side by side, something shifted. Between the snide remarks and reluctant cooperation, they began to see pieces of themselves reflected in the other. The similarities were unsettling-two proud, broken men hiding behind charm and control. The feelings that surfaced from that realization scared them both.
When Lilith and Kathryn arrived in Hell, everything changed. Kathryn was reunited with her son, Alastor-the same Alastor who had been sent by Lilith to keep an eye on Charlie.
Charlie and Lucifer were reunited with Lilith-Charlie's mother, and the woman Lu thought he'd lost forever. But Lilith couldn't speak for herself, not yet. Kathryn explained the truth of what had happened, and Lucifer's confidence turned to fear. The Morningstar was terrified-terrified for his wife, and daughter.
To ease the tension, Charlie proposed something simple: a cruise. A chance for everyone to breathe, to relax.
Angel Dust decided to play matchmaker. He suggested that Lucifer and Lilith consider a third. And by "third," he meant Alastor.
This spiraled into something far more confusing. The tension between Lucifer and Alastor, once rivalry, began to twist into something else. Lilith, caught between them, found herself drawn to the strange harmony that formed when the three of them were together.
As chaos erupted-Lute turning against Heaven-the trio found themselves bound by something unexpected. They discovered a fragile, genuine happiness.