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A Tale of Two Princesses (Fanfic)
A Tale of Two Princesses is a Hellaverse fanfic by Anarky17.

When they were young, Charlie Morningstar was like the big sister Octavia never had. Ever since the two first crossed paths at Loo Loo Land, the two daughters of royalty had been thick as thieves, spending many childhood hours together learning, bonding, and making each other smile. But as time went on, life got in the way, and the two friends slowly drifted apart. Now in the present day, after the events of Sinsmas, Octavia finds herself more lonely and depressed than ever. Desperate for some sort of comfort, she decides to seek out Charlie in hopes of rekindling their friendship, discovering to her surprise that she now runs a hotel dedicated to rehabilitating Sinners.

The story, which is ongoing at 9 chapters, can be read here.


This fanfic contains examples of:

  • Bartender Confidant: Husk offers a listening ear to an insomniac Octavia. He even lampshades this trope:
    ”The only difference between a bartender and a therapist is the liquor license.”
  • Coincidental Broadcast: A radio in an antique shop starts broadcasting Alastor’s show as he’s advertising the Hazbin Hotel, right as Octavia is at her lowest.
  • Curse Cut Short: Lucifer gets interrupted every time he tries to swear.
  • Embarrassing Tattoo: Stella apparently used to have one that read “spoiled fish”. According to her, it was supposed to say “royal bitch”.
  • Flashback: Each chapter is split into two parts: the first takes place in the present day, the second flashes back to when Charlie and Octavia were children.
  • Food Coma: Lucifer stuffs Angel Dust, Husk, and Cherri Bomb so full of pancakes they can barely move. Cherri even passes out right there at the table.
  • Gray Rain of Depression: The first chapter has Octavia walking through a rainstorm as she wrestles with her loneliness and depression.
  • How They Treat the Help: In keeping with her Spoiled Sweet nature, Charlie goes out of her way to be nice to Stolas’s butler Pringles, giving high praise to his finger sandwiches. By contrast, Andrealphus simply orders him around and even whistles for him like a dog.
  • Interrupted Intimacy: Charlie and Vaggie’s private time is interrupted when the smell of pancakes drifts into the room, alerting them that Lucifer is at the hotel.
  • Parental Sexuality Squick: Charlie gets grossed out by her parents flirting.
  • Parting-Words Regret: While commiserating with Husk, Octavia brings up the last thing she said to Stolas, implying she’s unsure if it was too harsh.
  • The Runaway: The story begins with Octavia running away from home, hoping to get away from Stella and Andrealphus. Angel Dust even lampshades it later on:
    ”Ah. Teen runaway. Tale as old as time.”
  • Spit Take: Andrealphus shoots wine out of his nose when he realizes the girl he’d been insulting was actually Lucifer’s daughter.
  • Talking to the Dead: Charlie talks to a portrait of Sir Pentious while searching through his old belongings for a telescope.
  • You Are Not Alone: One of the main tropes of the story, to the point it’s even the title of Chapter 3.

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