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1. Where The Light Ends by smalltornadoes

   Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Angel Dust/Husk (Hazbin Hotel)
   • Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)
   • Husk (Hazbin Hotel)
   • Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
   • Valentino (Hazbin Hotel)
   • Alternate Universe - Ballet
   • Ballet AU
   • Inspired by the thought that Valentino would be a terrifying ballet teacher and then 70k words happened
   • toxic perfectionism
   • podcaster Alastor
   • Slow Burn
   • like it's so slow
   • the slowest of burns

   Summary

   There were very few things Husk hated more than waking up in the morning with a hangover. On that shortlist was waking up to Alastor making coffee in his kitchen with a job application in hand.

   A human AU where Husk is a disgraced former jazz bar owner, Alastor has a Podcast discussing the Arts, and the New York Ballet Academy is in desperate need of a piano accompanist. Husk finds himself caught in the orbit of the Academy's most vicious instructor, Valentino, and his golden student, Anthony. Alastor wants corporate secrets. Valentino wants perfection. Husk just wants to get through the day without a drink.

   A story about old debts, toxic perfectionism, and cruelty wearing perfume.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,506

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Comments:

   38

   Kudos:

   38

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