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ake by the door slamming open right next to her. She cursed herself for her lapse in attentiveness, as always, and the little scolding voice in her mind sounded vaguely like Lute, as it always
did.
She hurried to clear her head and take up her spear. Then she realised it was Charlie standing there, just outside the threshold of their room; and letting her guard down was suddenly
the farthest thing from Vaggie's mind. For just a moment Charlie had looked startled at Vaggie's presence, maybe even alarmed at the way she'd reached for her spear - but that vanished just as quickly. She folded her arms and didn't say anything. Her gaze was cold, harsh, in spite of the puffiness of her eyes and the half-dried tear tracks down her cheeks; and the chill of that gaze - the guilt of knowing she was the
cause of it - settled heavily in Vaggie's stomach.
Awkwardly she got to her feet, her weapon left abandoned on
the floor. They both knew full well it was an angelic weapon. Vaggie had dropped it when Lute had cut out her eye, three years ago, and in her shock and agony she hadn't thought to pick it up again, even in self-defence against her superior-now-tormentor. Hadn't been able to think about anything aside from the pain and horror and betrayal. She'd left it, wherever it was, as she staggered from one
alleyway to another; the one where Charlie would find her.

But a few weeks after they'd met, the day after they'd settled on Vaggie becoming Charlie's bodyguard because Charlie wanted to go public with their relationship and Vaggie didn't want the spotlight on her, Charlie had said she had a gift to help with her new position, and she'd produced an angelic spear from behind her back that Vaggie recognized all-too-well. How had she been able to
hide the guilt and revulsion she felt picking it up again?
Charlie hadn't known its history. Maybe now she did. There was still silence between them, and that, to Vaggie, was the wrongest thing of all. Charlie's chattering; her singing; her beautiful voice ringing out with ideas and melodies and hope in a terrible world was a beacon Vaggie clung to, as much as Charlie's inopportune and sometimes counterproductive bursts of song frustrated her. Her silence felt like that light was being denied to
her.
At last, Charlie opened her mouth.
"When were you going to tell me."
It didn't sound like a question.
Vaggie swallowed back dread at her girlfriend's tone. "Charlie, I
know, I am so sorry-" "Three. Years. Vaggie." Charlie cut in, voice quivering with hurt. "Three years I shared my whole life with you. I've shared everything about myself," she started counting off on her fingers, more aggressively with each finger she ticked off, "my hopes, my
dreams, my insecurities, my embarrassing habits... what fucking

DEODORANT I like! And you kept... this? Something as big as this
from me?"
"I - I.." What could she even say to that? It was the ugly,
unvarnished truth. "Were you even going to tell me? Ever?" Charlie looked stricken, revolted at the thought of it. "Were you just planning to
go on for years hoping that I wouldn't find out?"
"N-no, I - Charlie-" "I trusted you, Vaggie!" Vaggie felt just as tortured as Charlie sounded. "We're supposed to be partners, and you - you hid this
from me!!"
"I'm sorry, Charlie! I knew it was wrong, I was trying to make
up for it; if I couldn't tell you, then I could at least—"
'It doesn't! That makes it worse!"
"Then please, please, Charlie, tell me how I can fix this!" Charlie didn't answer at first - scrubbed at her eyes, turned away and stormed down the stairs. Vaggie followed, because what
else could she do?
"You shouldn't have to ask!"

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

scripting shit out screenplay style #ADealNotTakenAU

CHARLIE
I trusted you, Vaggie! We're supposed to be partners, and you-you-you hid this from me!
VAGGIE
I'm sorry, Charlie, I really am! I knew it was wrong - but I was trying to make up for it! If I couldn't tell you, then I could at least help you reach your goal-
CHARLIE
That doesn't make up for it! That makes it worse!
VAGGIE
Then please, please, Charlie, tell me how to fix this?
CHARLIE
You shouldn't have to ask!

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 18h

for my first #WIPWednesday in a long while… I’m making this sneak peek of #ADealNotTakenAU Chapter 4, the start of the real serious Chaggie angst, public! 😈

Vaggie only realised that she'd dozed off when she was jolted awake by the door slamming open right next to her. She cursed herself for her lapse in attentiveness, as always, and the little scolding voice in her mind sounded vaguely like Lute, as it always did.
She hurried to clear her head and take up her spear.
Then she realised it was Charlie standing there, just outside the threshold of their room; and
letting her guard down was suddenly the farthest thing from Vaggie's mind.
For just a moment Charlie had looked startled at Vaggie's presence, maybe even alarmed at the way she'd reached for her spear - but that vanished just as quickly. She folded her arms and didn't say anything. Her gaze was cold, harsh, in spite of the puffiness of her eyes and the half-dried tear tracks down her cheeks; and the chill of that gaze - the guilt of knowing she was the cause of it - settled heavily in Vaggie's stomach.
Awkwardly she got to her feet, her weapon left abandoned on the floor.
They both knew full well it was an angelic weapon. Vaggie had dropped it when Lute had cut out her eye, three years ago, and in her shock and agony she hadn't thought to pick it up again, even in self-defence against her superior-now-tormentor. Hadn't been able to think about anything aside from the pain and horror and betrayal. She'd left it, wherever it was, as she staggered from one alleyway to another; the one where Charlie would find her.
But a few weeks after they'd met, the day after they'd settled on Vaggie becoming Charlie's bodyguard because Charlie wanted to go public with their relationship and Vaggie didn't want the spotlight on her, Charlie had said she had a gift to help with her new position, and she'd produced an angelic spear from behind her back that Vaggie recognized all-too-well. How had she been able to hide the guilt and revulsion she felt picking it up again?
Charlie hadn't known its history. Maybe now she did.

There was still silence between them, and that, to Vaggie, was the wrongest thing of all. Charlie's chattering; her singing; her beautiful voice ringing out with ideas and melodies and hope in a terrible world was a beacon Vaggie clung to, as much as Charlie's inopportune and sometimes counterproductive bursts of song frustrated her. Her silence felt like that light was being denied to her.
At last, Charlie opened her mouth.
"When were you going to tell me." It didn't sound like a question.
Vaggie swallowed back dread at her girlfriend's tone. "Charlie, I know, I am so sorry-"
"Three. Years. Vaggie." Charlie cut in, voice quivering with hurt. "Three years I shared my whole life with you. I've shared everything about myself," she started counting off on her fingers, more aggressively with each finger she ticked off, "my hopes, my dreams, my insecurities, my embarrassing habits... what fucking DEODORANT I like! And you kept... this? Something as big as this from me?"
"I-I.." What could she even say to that? It was the ugly, unvarnished truth.
"Were you even going to tell me? Ever?" Charlie looked stricken, revolted at the thought of it.
"Were you just planning to go on for years hoping that I wouldn't find out?"
"N-no, 1 - Charlie -"
"I trusted you, Vaggie!" Vaggie felt just as tortured as Charlie sounded. "We're supposed to be
partners, and you - you hid this from me!!"
"I'm sorry, Charlie! I knew it was wrong, I was trying to make up for it; if I couldn't tell you, then I
could at least_"
'It doesn't! That makes it worse!"

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That's right – A Deal Not Taken Chapter 4 has a firm(ish) posting date – October 21st!! Which may or may not be because of a relevant whumptober prompt 🙊. Mark your calendars, and prepare your hearts for the Stolitzification of Chaggi to begin in earnest 🌈😢🎀 #ADealNotTakenAU

Black text with a green glow on a purple-red-yellow gradient background.

Text reads: 'A Deal Not Taken Chapter 4 Coming October 21st 1pm PST'

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And, of course, you can read the first three chapters here on AO3! archiveofourown.org/works/78370761 #hazbinhotel #fanfiction

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tomorrow, this commitment gets a bit more precise. 👀📆

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm making a commitment. #ADealNotTakenAU

A Deal Not Taken
Returns from Hiatus
This october

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Kiwi8_fruit6 🥝🇳🇿 ADNT Chapter 4 On October 21st!! @kiwi8fruit6.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

IT IS HERE!!!! The prologue of ’A Deal Not Taken’ is now LIVE on AO3, featuring @elcee-rod.bsky.social’s wonderful poster art and @helluvafloots.bsky.social’s heartbreaking illustration! Go check it out! archiveofourown.org/works/783707... #chaggie #fanfic #ADealNotTakenAU #kiwi8fruit6

A Deal Not Taken
Kiwi8_fruit6
Summary:
Charlie stepped out of handshake range. "No." Alastor's smile was unwavering, but his ear twitched, and there was a spike in the static that accompanied him wherever he went. "I'm
sorry? I must have misheard_" "No," Charlie repeated, doing her best to sound authoritative. "I don't
want your deal."' Charlie doesn't take Alastor's deal when he offers her the information that
could save the hotel, in exchange for a favour owed.
This changes things.

Rating:
Explicit
Archive Warnings:
Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Categories:
F/F, Gen
Fandom:
Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)
Relationships: Charlie Magne | Morningstar/Vaggi | Vaggie, Angel Dust & Husk & Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Angel Dust & Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Husk & Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Angel Dust & Vaggi | Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel), Husk & Vaggi | Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar & Sir Pentious, Alastor & Niffty
(Hazbin Hotel), Adam & Lute (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar & Lucifer Magne | Morningstar
Characters: Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Vaggi | Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel), Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel), Husk (Hazbin Hotel), Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Alastor (Hazbin Hotel), Nifty (Hazbin Hotel), Valentino (Hazbin Hotel), Frank (Hazbin Hotel), The Egg Bois (Hazbin Hotel), Cherri Bomb (Hazbin Hotel), Vox (Hazbin Hotel), Emily
(Hazbin Hotel), (Hazbin Hotel), Sera (Hazbin Hotel), Adam (Hazbin Hotel), Lute (Hazbin Hotel), Lucifer Magne /
Morningstar, Razzle (Hazbin Hotel), Dazzle (Hazbin Hotel)
Additional Tags: Heavy Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Episode: s01e06 Welcome to Heaven (Hazbin Hotel), Episode: s01e07 Hello Rosie! (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar Needs a Hug, Vaggi l Vaggie Needs A Hug (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar Tries, Alastor and Vaggi | Vaggie Do Not Get Along (Hazbin Hotel), Break Up, Arguing, Misunderstandings, Alastor Being a Jerk (Hazbin Hotel), Adam Being a Jerk (Hazbin Hotel), Lute Being a Jerk (Hazbin Hotel, Crying, Pain, Sad Ending, Blood and
Injury, Violence, Injury, Violence, Gore, Tags Contain Spoilers, Grief/Mourning, Sir Pentious Lives (Hazbin Hotel), Demon Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Minor Angel Dust/Husk (Hazoin Hotel), Minor Cherri Bomb/Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar-centric, Vaggi | Vaggie-centric (Hazbin
Hotel, BAMF Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Illustrations, Embedded Images,…

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Kiwi’s Fic Archive @kiwi8fruit6fics.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

‘A Deal Not Taken’ (posted 26/01/2026) A canon divergent AU of Hazbin Season 1, where Charlie turns down Alastor’s deal at the start of ‘Hello Rosie!’ Illustrated by @elcee-rod.bsky.social and @helluvafloots.bsky.social archiveofourown.org/works/78370761

A Deal Not Taken by Kiwi8_fruit6
Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)
03 Feb 2026
Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Charlie Magne / Morningstar/Vaggi | Vaggie, Angel Dust & Husk & Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Angel Dust & Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Husk & Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Angel Dust & Vaggi l Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel), Husk & Vaggi | Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar & Sir Pentious, Alastor & Niffty (Hazbin Hotel), Adam & Lute (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne / Morningstar & Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Charlie Magne | Morningstar, Vaggi | Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel), Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel), Husk (Hazbin Hotel), Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Alastor (Hazbin Hotel), Niffty (Hazbin Hotel), Valentino (Hazbin Hotel), Frank (Hazbin Hotel), The Egg Bois (Hazbin Hotel), Cherri Bomb (Hazbin Hotel), Vox (Hazbin Hotel), Emily (Hazbin Hotel), Sera (Hazbin Hotel), Adam (Hazbin Hotel), Lute (Hazbin Hotel), Lucifer Magne / Morningstar, Razzle (Hazbin Hotel), Dazzle (Hazbin Hotel), Original Helluva Boss Character(s), Heavy Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Episode: s01e06 Welcome to Heaven (Hazbin Hotel), Episode: s01e07 Hello Rosie! (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar Needs a Hug, Vaggi | Vaggie Needs A Hug (Hazbin Hotel), Alastor and
Vaggi | Vaggie Do Not Get Along (Hazbin Hotel), Break Up, Arguing,
Misunderstandings, Alastor Being a Jerk (Hazbin Hotel), Adam Being a Jerk (Hazbin Hotel), Lute Being a Jerk (Hazbin Hotel), Crying, Pain, Sad Ending, Blood and Injury, Violence, Gore, Tags Contain Spoilers, Grief/Mourning, Sir Pentious Lives (Hazbin Hotel), Demon Charlie Magne |
Morningstar, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Minor Angel Dust/Husk (Hazbin Hotel),
Minor Cherri Bomb/Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie Magne | Morningstar-centric, Vaggi | Vaggie-centric (Hazbin Hotel), BAMF Lucifer Magne | Morningstar, Illustrations, Embedded Images, Betaed, Canon Bisexual Character, Fallen Angel Vaggi | Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel),
Vaggi | Vag…

The courtroom receded, and then vanished altogether, as the portal spat them out in a heap on the Hotel lobby floor. She heard Vaggie immediately scramble to her feet and storm towards the portal as it snapped shut mockingly.
"—FUCKER!! ¡Despiadado hijo de puta APESTOSO!! ¡BASTARDO!!!"
She did not follow suit.
She did not trust her trembling limbs to hold her weight right now. So on her hands and knees she stayed, cowering from her failure, a failure bigger than all the other fuckups and mistakes she'd made before. Cowering from the sound of the angel raging into thin air a few feet away from her.
'..Adam, I hope you CHOKE on your spare ribs! ¡Jodio cerdo CABRÓN!! AARGH!"
Cowering from it all.
Vaggie was an Exorcist, just like them, and the Extermination was still coming in a month's time, and her friends were almost definitely going to double-die. The fact of that more than ate away at her. It devoured her. It felt like even the hotel building itself was condemning her for failing to protect it.
Even though that's what she'd been trying to do. Even though not all of it was her fault.
Because Vaggie hadn't told her she was an angel.

"Charlie, whatever you do..."
And she remembered someone clutching her arms, the voice of an angel beseeching her, pleading, louder than all of the other warnings and omens and memories that came before:
... do NOT make a deal with him!"
That made up her mind for her. Charlie stepped out of handshake range. "No."
Alastor's smile was unwavering, but his ear twitched, and there was a spike in the static that accompanied him wherever he went. "I'm sorry? I must have misheard"
"No." Charlie repeated, doing her best to sound authoritative, like a Princess of Hell should... like her mother would've wanted. (Like Vaggie would've wanted.) "I don't want your deal."
He smiled wider, and laughed - but it was a tight laugh, just like the way he laughed when the subject of television came up in conversation. "Why, Charlie, you must be feeling better if you have time for jokes!"
His microphone burst into life. "I say, the dame must still be dizzy from her heavenly misadventure-!"
"Shut UP!" Charlie clenched her fist, and the canned laughter cut off with a screech. "I'm not kidding! I mean it! No!"
Alastor blinked. He clutched his staff to his chest, and stroked the top of the microphone as if comforting a frightened pet. "That was rude."

"Yes, I believe that every demon has good inside of them, and can choose to change for the better, but I know that out there, there are souls who have done - choose to do - cruel, mean, horribly fucked-up things!" She thought of Valentino, briefly, and the way he'd dragged Angel Dust out of his dressing room so roughly and made her friend look so frightened, so cowed. But Alastor was the one here in front of her right now, the guy who'd professed to finding suicides and orphans amusing, who had felled overlords just for the fun of it, whose broadcasts were filled with screams of pain and terror. "Sinners like you. I know your reputation, I was warned about you!"
"Ah, but by who, dear?" he asked, piercingly. "Those newsreel narrators on the picture box?
Your impotent, absentee father?"
"Don't insult my-" Charlie tried to interject, but she'd lost her momentum. Alastor steamrolled on.
"Or was it your sweetheart, who - what was it? - concealed her heavenly identity from you for as long as she could manage?" He started stalking towards her, backing her down. "What makes you think you can trust them any more than me? What makes you think they could give you what I am offering to support your kitschy aspirations?
"And how badly do you really want to save these sinners from their demise, if you're turning down the only way in which you can?"
Charlie flinched. She didn't have a comeback for that; his words had hit home. What if he was right?
For just a moment, pinwheeling tuning dials flashed in Alastor's eyes. "I am being generous with you, Charlie. A favour, in exchange for what I know."

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