#living lute

[jackinthebox80085]

“I’ll save you the pain of watching your demon b die”

Lute thinks it is a mercy to die rather than see the one you care for most die.

Vaggie let Lute live.

Lute saw Adam die.

#fuckkkk #I’ll let you draw your own conclusions for their relationship but you can’t tell me it didn’t hit lute HARD when he died #and her dialogue? #sir sir ADAM #his name? #pour some salt in the wound why don’t you? #Vaggie is going to regret letting her live #and Charlie needs to watch her back #hazbin hotel #hazbin lute #hazbin adam #hazbin vaggie #vivziepop #hazbin spoilers #guitarspear

[spiritseeeker]

This singular frame was all it took to undo my very extreme hatred of Adam, Vivienne Medrano how dare you make me feel sympathy for this man-

Like, Adam before this scene? A blatant misogynist and a hypocrite who unabashedly revels in sinners' suffering. A guy who has no regard for anyone else, and who pisses pretty much every viewer off with patronizing jabs like "sorry sweetie" and "try to chillax, babe." Ugh, disgusting.

As the first man, it seems like he got an easy pass into Heaven. Maybe the angels were just saving face, given that their core pair of humans both took the fruit of knowledge of good and evil willingly, ordaining Adam on the technicality that "Eve did it first." But I think we can all agree that it was not on the merit of Adam's virtue.

And then Charlie draws blood during their fight in Episode 8, and, for the first time, Adam genuinely realizes he can be hurt. Like, for the first time in the duration of the show, in his entire fucking existence, someone shows him that he is not, in fact, an all-powerful symbol of power and superiority. He's just a guy with privilege who is just as vulnerable, just as flawed, just as human as the rest of them.

But once the mask is shattered, revealing the rather unexceptional man underneath, does Adam back down? Of course not—he doubles down. There's nothing worse than a narcissist who is virtually incapable of seeing the error of their ways, even when they're clearly backed into a corner. Bruised and bloody, he bellows that he's THE man; everybody should worship him.

For me, that pretty much hit the nail in the coffin. There was no redeeming a character like Adam (ironic, since he's one of the few characters in the show not in need of redemption).

So isn't it fitting, then, that his death didn't happen in some grand display requiring all of Lucifer or Charlie's might? Isn't it fitting that Adam falls to Niffty—not Lucifer, not an overlord, but a common sinner, who sees him as nothing more than a foot soldier that needs to be eliminated, a pest as easily squashed as a roach? For someone as self-aggrandizing as Adam, this has to be one of the most humiliating ways to die. The perfect end for an insufferable antagonist.

But nooo, Vivziepop didn't end it there.

Because INSTEAD, we hear Lute's heart-wrenching screams as she realizes that Adam has just been defeated; we see the look on her tear-streaked face when it registers just how badly he's been injured. The fear in her eyes at the prospect of living in a world without the angel she idolizes, the man she serves.

She's not concerned that she's just lost her arm, or that Vaggie is standing right there. In that moment, the only person in Hell is Adam, and all she wants is for him to stay with her.

Adam could have easily dismissed her feelings entirely. He could have spent his last breath hurling one last insult at Lucifer, getting the satisfaction of having the last word before his death. He could have thrown himself a pity party and cursed his fate.

Instead, this greedy, selfish, murderous fiend has the audacity to see Lute in his field of vision and flash her one last, tender smile.

We don't know for sure what Adam was thinking in this shot, but personally, I think it was something along the lines of I lost. Proud of you, Lute. I'll miss you. Goodbye.

Whatever his final thoughts are, we can surmise from his expression alone that he's accepted his fate, and that he's grateful his last seconds alive are locking eyes with someone who's important to him. Someone he cares about.

And THAT—that was enough to crack through that thick shell of hatred I'd developed for Adam and shatter it like the mask he wore for seven and a half episodes of the show. THAT 8-second moment was enough to make me reconsider my stance on Adam as an irredeemable villain.

(CURSE YOU, VIVIENNE!!!)

Does this scene cancel out all the heinous things Adam does throughout Season 1? All the lives he destroys, all the pain he causes to thousands upon thousands of souls? Absolutely not. But it does change my perception of Adam from "obnoxious egomaniac with no self-awareness" to "obnoxious egomaniac with no self-awareness that is a product of the flawed system he perpetuates."

And, I gotta wonder, what would Adam have been like if Heaven had been different?

#hazbin hotel #hazbin #hazbin spoilers #hazbin hotel adam #hazbin adam #adam hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel lute #hazbin hotel charlie #hazbin hotel niffty #hazbin hotel theory #spirit musings #I had to do a character study of adam #that scene lives rent free in my mind #and now i'm kind of obsessed with adam despite how much he irked me #how dare you vivienne

[deadrocks]

I’m excited to subvert the “good drow players are all just Drizzt superfans” thing by making a good drow that is herself a Drizzt superfan.

#drizzt do'urden #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #becoming a bard because you used to sit in your bedroom with your lute making up songs about your hero's adventures #while your dad sat in the living room with his head in his hands #thanking eilistraee that at least your brother was more sensible #then running away from home at the tender age of 80 #to go make a name for yourself in the big city #too naive to really get that just because drizzt is popular doesn't mean everyone will open their arms to you #i've read like 12 drizzt books in the last two months waiting for this gd game #you bet I'm using that

[mintartem]

I swear if Cain and Abel ever appeared in Hazbin Hotel, and Adam turned out to be a shitty dad, I’ll be pissed.

I’m not saying he should be the greatest or even a great dad. I’m just saying he shouldn’t be a dead-beat or a good-for-nothing dad. I think he should be a father. A father who is trying to make sure they survive in the land that they were banished on. A father that makes sure his family is safe and and healthy in this new environment.

If we apply the theory of Cain being Lucifer’s son instead of Adam’s, it will add more to his character (past Adam that is). If Cain was Lucifer’s son, Adam should still treat Cain as if he’s his own and still loves him anyway. But when Abel came along, Adam will show favoritism to Abel showing that he is not a perfect father. He still loves Cain but he does favor Abel.

(Another thing, I do hope that Adam genuinely loves Eve. Look at his face when Lucifer said “Or the second” during their battle. He really looks angry! He was either having flashbacks of Eve taking a bite of the apple or being banished from Eden or something else entirely. And when Lucifer made the *sexual* motions, he really sounded angry when he yelled “I’ll end you!”)

#this is more of a rant #or just me spitting ideas until we get more adam #i will not accept that when he was created he was already a jerk #he has lived for so long that it’s understandable thay his character can get corrupted #i think it would be great if we see different sides of adam from other characters #maybe like eve’s flashback or lute’s #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel adam #adam hazbin hotel

[mallowcupcake]

adam and lute

#This ship lives rent me in my head... #Has anyone has btw some drawing ideas #guitarspear #hazbinhotelfanart #HazbinHotel #hazbinhoteladam #lutexadam #hazbinhotelute #hazbinhoteladamfanart #guardrock #adamandlute #Adam #Lute

[guitar-spear]

Posting my headcanons bc I’m a silly billy ‼️‼️‼️

Lute Headcanons

Christian (duh)

She/Her

Bisexual with a preference for Adam (but she hasn’t admitted she’s bisexual yet)

Badass 🗣️🗣️

Hates most people except for Adam, Emily and Sera. Emily’s like a younger sister for her, Sera like a mother and Adam a role model, best friend & partner (in crime and in romance)

Trained herself in self defence as well as fighting (though it wasn’t necessary til the events of episode 8)

Loves horror movies

Doesn’t like musicals too much but actually got pretty into school of rock cuz of Adam

Loves fighting, would willingly kill anyone who fucks with her or the people she cares about

Easily jealous, especially when Adam’s literally flirting with others or calling other people hot (which is often)

Reserved in public, clingy in private (especially post episode 8 following the theory of Adam being down in hell now ‼️)

Scared of being abandoned

Has never cried around anyone nor will she ever cry around anyone (she’d only ever cry around Adam if she absolutely had to, for example episode 8, but that’s RARE.)

Autistic.

Adam Headcanons

Christian (DUH???)

He/Him

Pansexual (took forever to admit it, a combo of “$20 is $20” and “if there is a hole there is a goal” mentality)

Alex Brightman enthusiast

Loves rock (like he’ll only listen to rock or rock-like music)

School Of Rock fan (his favourite song is stick it to the man)

Egotistical, self-centred prick (but he still loves Lute)

Pro guitar player

Will only ever cry around Lute and it’s also very rare cuz it makes him feel weak

“All women belong in the kitchen (not Lute tho she belongs in my arms 🗣️🔥💕)” Adam, probably

Clingy both out in public and in private

Not easily jealous but if anyone tries ANYTHING he WILL get defensive asf like “mf that’s my woman” type shit

Terrified to love (bc of Lilith and Eve, though it was his fault he doesn’t think it’s his fault)

Gets terrified watching horror movies and spends majority of it not actually watching it

Scared of storms 😭

Joint (Guitarspear) Headcanons

Lute and Adam defo play instruments together (Adam plays guitar and Lute plays piano or sings)

They hang out and gossip about the other Exorcists or the fuckers in hell every night while sitting on a rooftop and drinking alcohol (they probably stargaze too if they can)

They have matching bracelets that say danger tits and dickmaster for sure (Adam rarely wears it when out with Lute since he doesn’t think men should wear jewellery but he still wears it whenever he can when he’s not out in public)

They’re that one duo that judges anyone and everyone, if you’re judgable you’re being judged by them

They hype each other up constantly (examples: Lute in Hell Is Forever, Adam in You Didn’t Know)

Adam probably tries to impress Lute with his amazing guitar solos

Adam fell first Lute fell harder

They count down to the extermination like it’s New Years 😭😭

Lute could NOT handle Adam’s death (very sad 😔)

(Post Episode 8)Lute defo goes down to hell just to make sure Adam’s okay even though that’s extremely risky for her (BC WE ALL KNOW ADAMS GONNA BE DOWN THERE)

They both love drama so they just cause chaos together

They refer to themselves as partners (but use the excuse of it being partners in crime)

Adam is extremely bad at giving or handling physical affection and Lute is extremely good at both most of the time (it depends when)

Adam randomly picks up Lute to piss her off (the height difference is laughable)

Lute has selfies they both took prior to each extermination stuck up on her wall

Adam can’t handle horror movies at all so during watching horror movies Adam would be terrified (though too egotistical to actually admit it) while Lute is just being critical about killers and enjoying the movie

Adam is usually the one to incite flirting, whenever Lute flirts she’s just taking advantage of the situation

Lute only calls Adam by his name if she’s pissed and usually calls him sir

They tell inappropriate jokes 24/7 for fun (half the time the jokes lead to flirting 😭)

Lute has a horrible sleep schedule and so just falls asleep randomly during the day if she’s not gotten enough sleep (averages like 2 or so hours max if she’s lucky) and usually either falls asleep on Adam or Adam has to catch her if she collapses

Pillow fights.

Adam has to take care of Lute’s wings bc she’s reckless and usually doesn’t give a shit about her wings but Adam cares and so usually is the one to preen them and make them look better

@gothlute i wanna tag you in this cuz you’re the reason i decided to post these so enjoy!!

#guitarspear #guardrock #adam x lute #lute x adam #hazbin hotel #hazbin #headcanons #headcanon #hc #my hcs #lute #adam #i’m obsessed with this ship oh my god #THIS IS MY LIFE NOW #inspired by rambling to my friend #live laugh love friends that’ll listen to you rant abt ur interests

[howhow326]

The Hazbin Hotel angels feel disappointing

#like #ignoring the fact that they don't even pretend to act like angels #they aren't even scary #Adam cussing every five seconds and acting like a frat boy just makes him pathetic #he acts like he should be the one living in Gods basement #which is probably the point #i am most likely the idiot here lol #but still #hes lame #Lute's a lot better and I wish she was the main angel villain #but she still pales in comparasin to the other enemy angeld I mentioned #hazbin hotel rant

[prince-liest]

oh my god…. prince……. you can’t do this to me. you’re saying next fic has vox getting fucked, focuses on vox’s transness (AH), AND ALSO HES ON THE OFF SEE SAW OF HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH VAL?????? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL MEE?!!?!!????? I THINK I MIGHT ACTUALLY COMBUST. and bc another anon asked abt how alastor views the violence in voxval’s relationship, i have Another thought on the matter. as much as alastor looks down on vox, they can be Very similar sometimes. they are both egomaniacs and very prideful. i don’t think vox, without outside interference, would ever ADMIT that the violence he faces is 1) something he truly hates AND 2) out of his control. he can’t admit he hates it, because then why isn’t he stopping it? that would be admitting to not being powerful enough or strong enough. and hello, 50’s toxic masculinity coming through, he CANT be a victim of domestic violence. he’s a powerful, rich, and important man. it all comes down to perceived weakness. so, the solution is to pretend he’s mostly fine with it. sure, he can act disgruntled and upset in the moment, but i don’t think he’d ever let himself take it seriously. because then he has to start drawing lines in the sand, and what happens then? will val look down on him? will he lose val? yeah, he is not risking that over a problem he mostly refuses to acknowledge exists. and as you said, this is all happening in the setting of hell, where ultra violence IS the norm, and vox himself is excessively violent. it’s the most delicious 50 layer cake of fucked up-ness.

RANT ASIDE THO. i have a question. 2. do you ever plan on having vox interact with the hotel crew outside of angel? ANDDDD what would charlie’s reaction be to their friendship/situationship/ kinda love affair. i think she could add SOOOOO much hilarity and Intense Emotions to this series. not that the boys haven’t been doing their part in that so far. charlie just intensifies everything she does, god bless her. -🌓

The "getting fucked" bit and the trans conversation bit are directly related to and relevant to each other, and frankly I'm just very happy to be out here writing the specific flavors of deeply queer shenanigans that I'm writing, and to have people actively enjoy that. It genuinely means a lot to me that I've strayed so goddamn far out of the bounds of good old top/bottom yaoi archetypes that introduced me to fandom and yet have a wildly enthusiastic audience nonetheless. So, that was my long way of saying that you bring me a lot of fucking joy, anon, hahaha.

As for everything you're saying about Vox, power, and masculinity: YOU! points dramatically at you YOU GET IT! YOU GET IT!!!!!! Everyone just read this, this is it, this is the thing. I have no notes to add. There is a reason that the main point he raises the moment he actually says something vulnerable about it (before he immediately cuts himself off) is a complaint that he's an overlord, so why—?

And with regards to your questions: I'm not gonna lie, my actual planning for 666 is usually, like, extremely by the seat of my pants. I plan nothing except, "Oh, shit, had an idea for the next one. Lesgoooo—" and that's been the case for literally every single installment. It's all just been evolving naturally and building on top of itself. So! I can't say that I plan to have Vox interact with the hotel crew or Charlie, but I also will never say that I'm actively opposed to it.

That said, I do think a lot of this fic is kinda structured around hitting specific topics that come up in intimate settings between Vox and Alastor specifically, with occasional tag-ins from Angel Dust, so I don't really know if there's anything in particular I'd like to write that I think would work better in this series if more characters got involved. But, hey! Never say never!

#ask #personal #half moon anon #long post #hazbin hotel #radiostatic #666 live on air #I do agree with you I adore Charlie and in particular I adore her weird relationship with Alastor #actually before I decided to not make this COMPLETELY unhealthy I had a very very different idea for how to write the rut fic #involving basically Alastor getting pressured and also compulsory allonormativity-ing himself into having sex with Vox #and THAT outline DID involve abso-fucking-lutely everybody sticking their noses into the situation in deep deep alarm #Charlie Angel Husk and even fucking Lucifer showed up #but uh that was also the version of this series that ended with the radiostatic relationship pretty well nuked so #ended up NOT writing the “bad end” edition LOL #maybe one day I'll write it as an AU or something when I feel like upsetting absolutely everyone including myself #my writing #nsft

[vintagehomecollection]

Traditional Country Style, 1991

#vintage #vintage interior #1990s #interior design #home decor #living room #antique #armoire #cupboard #geometric #dried flowers #lute #grandfather clock #global #style #home #architecture #porcelain

[cirooka]

i know it's for narrative reasons but i really don't like them sparing Lute and that they were initially going to spare Adam too, like they were freely killing dozens of nameless soldiers but when it comes to their 2 bosses who made them fight in the first place suddenly killing is bad??????? like man come on. end those beasts

#it's the same trope as like going through an entire video game killing hundreds of goons but then #getting to the big bad and being like no... i wont dirty my hands by taking your life...... #like come onnnnnnn the only reason you had to kill the goons in the first place was bc they #were hired by the Big Bad Guy but he gets to live?? stop it #hazbin hotel #hellaverse #vivziepop #hazbin hotel lute #lute hazbin hotel

[maxiemumdamage]

Honestly, when I discount the pacing issues as a consequence of a short season with no confirmation of a continuation, I have only one real gripe with the finale.

The way they framed Vaggie’s choice to let Lute live.

Like, to be clear — I am not opposed to saving Lute for season 2 as a returning antagonist. She’s a cool character with a lot of depth even if she’s a violent hypocrite, and she’s kind of a perfect microcosm of a lot of the issues with Heaven. I am not even opposed to the idea that Vaggie would specifically choose to spare her.

But…the framing it like Vaggie did it as a power trip, just a way to make Lute feel bad about herself and be a failure? No.

There’s so many ways it could’ve worked. Have Vaggie use it to prove Hell’s moral superiority — “unlike you, I won’t kill someone who clearly has no hope of fighting back.” Have it be proof of her OWN goodness, that even though she has every reason to hate Lute she won’t. Have it be a reminder of Vaggie’s trauma and guilt — she can’t kill Lute because she WAS her, and with the heat of battle over and Lute trapped she seems…pathetic.

But leaving an enemy alive just so they can feel bad about themselves is neither morally right nor PRACTICAL. Because what did Lute do? Immediately ripped herself out of the rubble despite it costing her a limb, running back out to try and kill Charlie and Vaggie all over again.

Mercy is important. But it should also be reserved for those who are not actively trying to kill you in that moment.

Basically Lute’s whole character has been living proof of how people in power get away with the same behaviors that get others labeled as deviants — she’s violent, she cusses, she’s cruel, she’s power-hungry. And yet, even as none of that has changed, and Vaggie can see that, she spares her. For no reason other than that she can.

#for 100% clarification: I’m not mad that Lute lived. or that she was spared. I’m mad at how it was FRAMED. #there were so many good ways it could’ve been done and this was none of them #hazbin hotel #hazbin analysis #hazbin lute #hazbin hotel lute #hazbin vaggie #hazbin hotel vaggie #vaggie #hazbin spoilers #max.txt

[goated33]

Taking emilute way too seriously and creating another unhinged dynamic between fictional women we barely know anything about in my head

#there’s. there’s respect since she’s a high ranking heavenborn #and then. desperately buried deep Deep resentment #envy- and even more buried longing at her gentleness and carefree attitude and the way she can just live and her heavenly natural glow #wait would emily hate her. oooooooh (<- so so so normal) #we don’t … we don’t know anything about lutes backstory …… this is all based on theory #no helping me I fear. good night #[brackets] #hazbin hotel spoilers

[lazywriter-artist]

Huh? A preferred dynamic? Character creation style?! I hardly know her—

#lute Starr and Enos living their best life #names for the skits will arrive eventually #warhammer 40k #wh40k #lazy art #wh40k art #admech #wh40k oc #log & explr #adeptus mechanicus #guardsman 40k

[breakandbuildfiction]

Looking Into All The Destroyed Souls

After learning that one of the things that made Pariah Dark so evil was his willingness to destroy a ghost’s core, basically killing their very soul, Danny demands to be kept aware of anyone doing anything similar. And sure enough, there was a dimension a hop and a skip away where apparently thousands or even millions of souls were killed EVERY YEAR. Clearly, something was seriously wrong over there and Danny wants to know what the Hell is going on and put a stop to it.

#Danny Phantom #Hazbin Hotel #DPxHH #DP x HH #Ghost King Danny #Destroying souls is fucked up #Danny goes to Heaven to ask about it #He doesn’t like what he hears #And Emily isn’t happy to learn about Extermination Day #Or she already knew and is happy Danny agrees with her #It depends on when Danny shows up really #Danny dares Sera to kick Emily out of Heaven #Or declare war on his people #He has an army too #And he’s willing to let Emily live in the Infinite Realms #If she wants to #And doesn’t want to go live in Hell with Charlie #Danny and Emily become friends #Danny and Adam become enemies #Danny and Lute too #Moral debates

[floating-goblin-art]

they're going treasure hunting

#arttag #fable #fable 2 #fable ii #hero of bowerstone #hero of bower lake #after returning from the spire sparrow met and got close to bowerstone's alchemist #her name was moira and she was bonkers #wicked fucking clever and basically a walking encyclopedia. studied alchemy in samarkand for years #lost all her common sense after meeting sparrow because hey! now she had someone to watch her back while she collected weird ingredients! #so they were very active and always out and about even after having their daughter beryl #it wasn't a perfect relationship; sparrow couldn't be helped just through being loved and they refused to fully open up to moira #she never heard a word about sparrow's past; they thought that was a way to protect her #on top of the shame and shock and grief keeping them from talking about it #so they never connected quite as fully as they would've liked; didn't have time to either #and even though it was just a distraction it still gave everyone a couple years of comfort #got sparrow to start playing the lute again like they used to as a teen living in the lake camp #got them to reconnect briefly with the normal world and feel like a human again #until lucien did his thing #well #in the end the love was there. on both sides #it didn't change anything #but it was there #also also this was totally inspired by one of @tantaliart's older pieces... sorry tanta your stuff drives me insane in the best ways #go follow her

[rockermazy]

I dunno if someone has brought this up yet...

...but what if the reason Adam is a dick is because he hasn't gotten properly laid since Eve died?

At least, he can't logistically do so without ending up in "ship" territory?

It would also explain Adam's literacy in modern porn.

What kind of god-level internet service provider is he getting behind the pearly gates, ffs-

#idrc what you do in your spare time with art of fictional characters #I dont believe surveillance of real actually problematic content is gonna work without at least the illusion of free speech #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel theory #hazbin hotel adam #hazbin hotel eve #hazbin hotel lute #oh god i just realized Adam doesn't need an ISP #he can just watch it live and unscripted on that magical angel crystal ball thing #God might watch you while you're having sex #but grandpa sometimes brings the lube