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la belle dame sans merci

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Hazbin Hotel OC | Created & Written by @asongstress

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⥇ Kylee { you can call me Ky or Red }
She/They

⥇ 31 years old

⥇ 15+ years writing experience

⥇ literate, but will happily match detail with my partner

⥇ mostly active on DW/discord

⥇ lewd in DMs/discord

⥇ art is mine unless otherwise credited (home page image by https://twitter.com/Nymphicus_hcus)

⥇ I LOVE getting commissions of Lotte/my AUs.
If you like her and take commissions feel free to let me know!

Lotte has been an OC of mine since I was 16. She originates from a now defunct original graphic novel concept. She's undergone many changes and redevelopments over the years, but the version you see here has been stylized and written with the intent for use within the Hazbin Hotel fandom, though much of her mid/southwestern gothic roots predate this particular incarnation.

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human alias: Lotte Lenore ◆
Age at death: 29 ◆
Species: Witch ◆

early life

born a witch to human parents in an extremely rural area with little exposure to magical practices of any kind, the frequent "accidents" that seemed to follow her along with her red hair quickly marked her as sinful, and her parents were eager to be rid of her when it became clear no amount of blessing, baptizing or beating would run the "devil" out of her.

determined not to waste her abilities and prove she and her magic could be useful, lotte continued to practice despite the escalating fear and anger from the town. out of options, her parents resolved to rid themselves and their family of their cursed child, and on halloween night of her sixteenth year, her father dragged her from her bed, down to the river and attempted to drown her. having left her father floating in the river in her stead, Lotte returned to her home and burnt it to the ground before fleeing into the night.

she settled in a small, abandoned cabin on the outskirts of a small farming community where she lived in guarded seclusion for four years. rumors of a witch with hair the color of fire floated around from time to time, but with the onset of the great depression, the locals turned the other way to lotte's presence after several farmer's wives who turned to her in desperation, suddenly saw prosperous crops despite the growing drought and economic hardship.

the women in the community and from several nearby began to seek lotte out for her help, for spells or curses and potions to cure an ailing child or rid a woman of an unwanted pregnancy, and it was this particular service that turned the tide against her once more.

this time, though, when lotte awoke to men at her door with torches and rope, she was prepared. unwilling to let any man put his hands on her again in violence, lotte bent each one to their knees, compelled each of them to confess their own sins against their wives, daughters, neighbors and branded them each with their crimes before murdering them all not with magic, but with the sickles and rope and fire they'd intended to use on her, before once again burning any trace of her former life and disappearing into the night.

new orleans

lotte traveled southeast, from the height of the dustbowl to the heart of the south, finding her way eventually to new orleans, a city teeming with life and magic, but still plagued by violence and desperation in the grip of the great depression. lotte quickly blended into the local landscape, lighting up jazz clubs and speakeasies at night, selling potions and charms during the day.

as before, lotte found it difficult to sit silently and watch violence against women disguised with southern charm and honeyed words. a neighbor's foul-tempered husband was the first to suffer a mysterious and untimely death, followed by the son of an older woman down the block after lotte noticed the bruises on her arm.

it wasn't long before whispers of la belle dame sans merci were heard in the streets of the french quarter. no one ever saw her face, but offerings began to be left at places she'd been seen, along with notes requesting her aid from women who had nowhere else to turn. for ten years la belle dame sans merci wove her way into the local lore of new orleans, a penny dreadful, increasingly consumed by the anger that had fueled the creation of her identity to the detriment of all other pursuits in life. having sought out and seen the worst of humanity for so long, lotte found herself unable to trust in the good intentions of others, playing at relationships only as long as they suited her and otherwise keeping others at arm's length, despite her own aching loneliness.

on halloween night 1939 the vengeful spouse of one of lotte's former victims tricked her into hunting a man who turned out to be an undercover detective laying in wait. lotte managed to avoid apprehension but with her identify discovered at last and cornered with little chance of escape, lotte chose to set herself and her home ablaze rather than suffer judgement at the hands of men. la belle dame sans merci faded quickly into a twisted fairytale, her true identity and purpose eventually forgotten by time.

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sinner status

Lotte currently resides and is active in the sinner's circle of hell, providing various services (murderous and otherwise) to sinners and demons for a price; relying on her powers of witchcraft, charm and looks to keep herself afloat and unbound to any overlord. She particularly enjoys using and tricking men, and only respects those she can't easily manipulate or who respect women. Though quite sociable, she still struggles with anything other than superficial attachments even with women, and often finds it difficult to keep her easily ignited temper in check.

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