Putting in my 2 cents about Velvette getting a girlfriend because as a lesbian who sees myself in her it's important to me. (CW: Sexual assault, amatonormativity, orientation play, abusive power dynamics, capitalism, monogamy)
So. I have several ships with Velvette that I absolutely adore, from Brokerdoll to Velissa to Mothdoll, and many more. Now, I'll obviously be over the moon if any of these get confirmed (not that Mothdoll will ever be confirmed, but it also doesn't need to be since we'll get plenty of canon content for them either way) but I don't feel like it's really necessary? Let me explain.
So. Velvette is an overlord in hell, and is thus very much in a position of capitalistic authority over the women she employs. Now, from season one we know that employees of the Vees are allowed to take residence in Vee tower in exchange for the Vees having even more control over them. Much like Valentino, Velvette regularly abuses this fact. And why wouldn't she? Besides her employees relying on her for payment and housing, she owns many of their souls.
Now, what does this have to do with shipping? Well, it's quite simple really. Velvette has a massive amount of women at her beck and call, living in her residence. Sound familiar? It's basically a harem! As much as I do like the idea of Hazbin Hotel focusing on Velvette's relationship with one single woman, The idea that it needs to happen for her lesbian-ness to be valid reeks of amatonormativity to me. I'd easily be just as happy with more focus being put on the way she treats her employees as I would be with her being shipped with another characters. After all, with all those women in her employ, I know for a fact her bed never goes empty.
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