𓈒 ◌⠀ ׁ ⟢ ⠀O1% ◟ ͜𓏼˚̣̣ ♡⃘𓈒 rating ships
⠀⠀ ⑅ ۫ ּ𓏼 HELLOOOO Y’ALL, I’m finally rating ships <3
This is just gonna be me giving my honest opinions on a few Hazbin ships, talking about why I personally like some, why I do not like others, and just kind of yapping about the dynamics, the vibes, and what works for me and what does not. This is NOT me hating on anyone who ships anything, because seriously, ship what you want and enjoy what you enjoy. This is just my taste, my thoughts, and my own little analysis challenge thingy 😭
So please do not take any of this as an attack on you or your fav ship. I am not trying to be rude to anyone at all, I just like overthinking fictional relationships!! If your favourite ship gets mentioned and I do not like it, that is not me saying you are wrong for liking it. It just means it is not for me, and that is totally fine.
I may do a part 2 if people send more ships, and honestly it would mean a TON to me <3 because I actually really want to hear what other people think too, even if we disagree. So feel free to send more ships (Or js comment ig! :3) !!
⠀⠀ ⑅ ۫ ּ𓏼 𝄂 |͜͝ | ͜ິ 𓈒݂𓈒ֺּׅ charlastor / radiobelle: 1/10 𓈒ֺּׅ♡
OKAY, I am seriously sorry, BUT I genuinely cannot get into this ship at all, and the more I think about it, the less romantic it feels to me. It is not just that they are different. Different ships can be fun igig. Different personalities can make a pairing interesting (as long as it's not you know..). My problem is that their entire DYNAMIC feels built around a kind of-- emotional imbalance or wtv that makes the romance part feel COMPLETELY OFF to me from the start..
Charlie does not really come across as someone who sees Alastor in that way. A lot of her energy around him feels much closer to admiration, trust, and looking up to somebody she finds powerful, experienced, and intimidatingly competent. She seems to respect him in a way that feels almost like she is seeking straight-up approval from someone whose judgement matters to her. That is not romantic energy to me. NOT AT FUCKING ALL. That feels more like she sees him as an older, more imposing figure whose opinion carries weight, almost like a mentor-type or father-figure type, even if not literally. And that matters because Charlie is naturally warm, trusting, and hopeful. She is the kind of person who wants to believe the straight-up BEST in people, wants to see potential before danger, and wants to assume sincerity before assuming ulterior motives. So when she interacts with Alastor, I do not really see chemistry in a romantic sense. I see Charlie emotionally leaning towards somebody she finds impressive, while Alastor keeps the entire interaction under his complete control.
And Alastor is the exact opposite kind of person.
He is controlled, calculated, emotionally guarded, and deliberately hard to read. Everything about him feels strategic. The way he speaks, the way he smiles, the way he withholds information, the way he never gives a clean answer unless it benefits him. He does not just “have a personality.” He performs one. That is what makes him interesting, but it is also exactly why I do not like him romantically with Charlie. Because Charlie approaches him with actual emotional sincerity, while Alastor approaches almost everything through strategy, performance, and leverage. That is such a strange combination to me, and not in a fun way. It feels like one person is emotionally open and the other is always three steps removed from emotional honesty... Kinda like a mature adult and a naïve teenager to me.
So when people romanticise them, I mostly just see Charlie getting attached to somebody she trusts, while Alastor quietly keeps control of the whole interaction and uses the situation for his own damn advantage.
And that is one of the biggest reasons I do not like this ship. Alastor does not seem to see Charlie the way Charlie sees him. Charlie sees a person. Alastor seems to see opportunity (At least from what we know right now), that is what it feels like. Potential influence. Potential entertainment. Potential usefulness. Potential access. Potential advantage. He may find her interesting. He may respect her in his own STRANGE way. But that still does not make it feel mutual to me or well like there's anything there to begin with.
And honestly, one of the main reasons I dislike Charlastor is because I think people flatten both characters when they try to make the ship work.
Charlie gets turned into this soft emotional caretaker whose entire role is to"fix" Alastor, melt his heart, or make him gentle. WHATEVER MAN. I do not like that for her at all. Charlie is interesting (To some people i guess, cuz i'm not exactly a Charlie fan) because she believes everyone deserves a chance, even in Hell, even when that belief is challenged constantly. That is a huge part of her character. She is not interesting because she exists to save one scary man through love. Reducing her to “the girl who heals him” makes her feel much smaller than she actually is.
At the same time, people soften Alastor way too much too. Alastor is compelling because he is difficult to read. Because he performs friendliness without necessarily meaning it. Because you never know how real he is being. Because there is always something unsettling underneath the charm. That is what makes him fascinating. Turning him into a secretly sweet boyfriend who just needs love strips away a lot of the sharpness that actually makes him work as a character in the first place. For me, that is not a fun reinterpretation. It is more like sanding off the very edges that make him ACTUAL interesting, and no offence but that is slightly hard to find in Hazbin Hotel.
Another thing that really bothers me is how differently Charlie and Alastor seem to value each other.
Charlie seems to take Alastor seriously in a way that feels emotionally genuine. Even when she is cautious, she still gives him room (Kind of, i guess). She still treats him like somebody whose presence matters. Alastor, meanwhile, feels like he is mostly interested in what Charlie can do for him, or what her position gives him access to. He clearly finds her interesting, yes. He enjoys being around the hotel because it entertains him. He respects her determination. But Charlie sees him. Alastor mostly sees a toy to play with.
That difference matters a lot to me.
Because once one person is emotionally present and the other is still operating through strategy, the whole thing stops feeling romantic and starts feeling deeply uneven.
And that is really the core of why I do not like it. Even in moments where Alastor could just be direct, he still chooses the version of the interaction that gives him control. That says so much about how he moves through relationships in general. He does not naturally lead with honesty or openness. He leads with ambiguity, leverage, and advantage. Meanwhile Charlie is basically the opposite. She wants honesty. She wants connection. She wants to believe people mean what they say. So putting them together romantically just does not work for me, because it feels like one person is emotionally sincere and the other is always half-hidden behind a mask.
Charlie also feels emotionally very innocent compared to Alastor. Not childish, exactly (Even if she kind of is). Just sincere and naïve in a way he absolutely is not. She still approaches the world with hope and trust, while Alastor approaches it with distance and control. That kind of contrast can be fascinating to analyse, but romantically it does not feel satisfying to me at all. It feels mismatched. It feels like they are speaking different emotional languages.
So yeah, I respect people who like it, but for me it just does not land, NOT AT ALL. It does not feel romantic in a way I enjoy. It feels emotionally uneven, oddly distant, and too centred on Charlie admiring somebody who never really meets her on the same level. And kind of feels like incest even if it is not.
So honestly? I just do not like it at all.
⠀⠀ ⑅ ۫ ּ𓏼 𝄂 |͜͝ | ͜ິ 𓈒݂𓈒ֺּׅ huskerdust / angel x husk: 6/10 𓈒ֺּׅ♡
Okay so this one is kind of a weird one for me because I am not, like, a HUGE Huskerdust ride-or-die forever fan or whatever, but I also do not dislike it either. I am just kind of sitting in the middle going “yeah, I get it, I see why people like it, it makes sense enough, but it does not fully grab me personally.” So for me it is not a bad ship at all, it is just one of those ships that I am fairly neutral about. It has moments I do like, but overall it never fully reaches the level where I am like, YES this is one of my favourites.
And I think the main reason for that is that it feels cute in theory, but a little rushed or underdeveloped in execution. I can understand the appeal immediately, because the whole “two losers finding comfort in each other” thing is genuinely sweet on paper. That is probably the biggest reason people love it, and I do get it. “Loser, Baby” is honestly the perfect example of why this ship works for a lot of people, because it is basically built around both of them being damaged, exhausted, insecure, and kind of stuck in their own self-hatred, then accidentally finding a bit of comfort in someone who actually understands that feeling. That is a really nice concept. I can appreciate that a lot. It has a lot of emotional potential.
I also really like the dynamic where Husk comforts Angel while still being kind of an asshole about it 😭 because that is actually funny and weirdly fitting for both of them. Husk is not some soft, delicate, perfectly supportive love interest type. He is grumpy, blunt, tired, sarcastic, and low-key insulting all the time, and that makes the whole thing feel a bit more natural to me than if he were suddenly acting like a perfect romantic saviour. I like that he has that rough edge. It gives the relationship some personality. It makes it feel more like two messy people talking to each other in the only way they really know how, which is kinda cute in its own ugly little way.
But even with that, I still feel like the ship could have been way better than it ended up being.
Not bad. Just not as strong as it could have been.
It honestly feels like one of those ships where the emotional foundation is there, but the show does not spend quite enough time making me fully believe in the deeper progression of it yet. I can see the vibe, I can see the appeal, I can see why people latch onto it, but for me it still feels a little bit like “yeah, okay, this is happening” rather than “oh my god, I am fully invested in this.” Like I understand the ingredients, but the final dish does not fully hit for me.
And part of that is also just that I do not care that much about either character individually, which probably makes the ship feel less intense to me by default. Angel is mostly a character I like for his design and his voice. That is it honestly. He has a great look and a great voice, and those are the two biggest things I personally enjoy about him. Husk is similar in the sense that I mainly enjoy his voice and his personality SOMETIMES IG, especially when he is roasting everybody and being a sarcastic little menace. That part of him is fun. Keith David really did his thing with that voice because it is actually one of the most enjoyable parts of his character to me. But if I am being completely honest, Husk himself can be a bit boring for me at times. He is one of those characters I do not actively think about much unless he is on screen doing something funny or sounding ABSOLUTELY AMAZING cuz Keith David on TOP BABYY!!
That probably affects how I feel about Huskerdust overall too, because if I am not deeply attached to either character, then the ship itself has to work extra hard to make me care. And for me it mostly just ends up being “yeah, this is nice” rather than “I am COMPLETELY OBESSESED with this.”
I do think the ship has a nice emotional contrast though. Angel is all chaos, performance, insecurity, and defensiveness, while Husk is more grounded, blunt, and tired in a way that makes him feel like he has already seen too much of Hell to be impressed by anybody’s nonsense anymore. That gives them a kind of balance that makes sense. Angel is noisy and emotionally loud, and Husk is the sort of person who can cut through that without panicking. That dynamic is fun. It gives Angel somebody who does not instantly fold under his personality or just cares about his body ig, and it gives Husk somebody who pulls him out of his own closed-off, bitter little corner.
And I do like that. I really do.
I also think one of the more interesting things about Huskerdust is that it kind of sits inside a doomed emotional situation after S2, which gives it a weird, bittersweet edge. Angel is back to dealing with the overgrown flashlight aka Valentino, and Husk is still trapped in the hotel because of his own deal situation, so there is this constant sense that even if they do care about each other, they are not exactly standing in a clean, happy place where things can just unfold easily. That makes the whole thing feel a bit sad in the background, which is actually one of the reasons people get so attached to it. There is comfort there, but there is also the feeling that comfort is being forced to exist inside a world that keeps trying to crush it.
And I can respect that a lot even if I am not emotionally consumed by the ship myself.
At the same time, I do think the ship can feel a little too easy to praise sometimes just because the vibes are good. Like yes, the vibes ARE good. I am not denying that. But I think sometimes people act like good vibes automatically make a ship super deep or super special, when really the appeal is more specific than that. It is not just “they are cute.” It is “they both feel broken in different ways and manage to speak to each other without completely collapsing.” That is a cooler interpretation to me than just reducing it to “aww, grumpy cat guy and sad spider guy.” or whatever idk man.
So yeah, I am kind of in the middle on this one.
I do not hate it at all. I get it. I see the appeal. I think it has genuinely nice moments, and I understand why people are attached to it. I also think the two of them fit each other in a way that makes sense emotionally, especially with how they both carry this loser energy that “Loser, Baby” absolutely leans into so well. But for me personally, it never fully becomes one of those ships I am deeply invested in.
So overall? 6/10. Not bad. Not my favourite. But definitely not something I dislike either.
