ok but like, what if instead of Adam dying in the end of Hazbin Hotel, he was taken as hostage in Hell by Lucifer and was presumed dead by the entirety of Heaven (he's still obviously an angel, he hadn't fell down).
Like imagine Lucifer locking up an exhausted and absolutely beaten up Adam in a fucking basement, with a fucking chained collar on the First Man's neck and is chained with "heavenly magic-cancelling chains" or whatever, wondering—
"Why the hell did I give in to my impulses and imprison the man I've literally fucked over a millenia ago, when I could've just killed him and get over his death, as he won't bother me and I will have a peace in mind, knowing that the first witness/victim of my sin would be gone forever and that I could bury all of my regrets in the past as I am too prideful to accept the fact I have actually fucked over humanity due to my selfish desire, and by having the First Man dead, that would mean erasing the only regret I have when I rebelled"
"This guy is the reason my selfishness started in the first place. I've fucked his life over because my pride as an angel back then could not handle the fact that I was capable to be rejected because everything that I want is usually handed to me over with no retaliation whatsoever. And now that is proven true, as the first person I've ever loved is right there. He is right fucking THERE. In my realm, in the palm of MY hand. And this is proof that I can still one up God himself, as I have downed and captured his beloved creation, something he cherishes"
Eventually, Adam wakes up and is understandably confused and pissed at what is happening, leading to an expected cussing battle and an unexpected end when Lucifer actively beats the shit out of Adam and finds it hot. Then this goes on for months, with Lucifer doing some fucked up shit to Adam which he reasoned was all because "he was doing this for love" when in reality, he just doesn't want to feel regret of his past actions bc of too much pride, so he just doubles down on his mistakes. Why he's doing this? bc ofc he's the Devil. What did y'all expect, he's in hell for a reason?? He still is soft and loving to his daughter tho.
The archangels, along with the surviving Exorcists, Adam's children and the winners are saddened by the death of the First Man:
For the archangels, he's their husband/techically wife, they fucking love each other and has always been there for each other since the dawn of time when Adam had finally went up to Heaven.
For the Exorcists, they treat Adam as their dad as much as he treats them as his daughters, he practically raised them since they first existed in the world and gave them more personality than just being killing machines.
For Adam's children, ever since Eve has gone missing from Heaven, he stood up as THE parent among them, and Adam's great with kids so.
There are others that care for him but these are the ones I have more explanation with so :/ . I do want to elaborate more of the fucked up shit Lucifer would've done to him but I really don't want to be ostracized from this community so please let me know if y'all are comfortable with me sharing it, lest I tone it down a little for the sake of y'all being able to handle the idea or smth. There are other characters who care for him but the ones included are the ones I have more explanation about so 😬 .
But then, after many months passed, a mysterious video was broadcasted over the entire Heaven within all streaming devices (phones, tablets, TVs, those big ass screens in the city), and it shows a man, Adam, in a dark room pleading for help, his voice shaking as his entire being is littered with bruises, scars, and is looking very dirty and disheveled, saying that he is trapped in Lucifer's basement as he looks around warily for Lucifer's presence.
This became a great concern over Heaven as the Archangels and Exorcists are about throw hands at the entire Hell itself and wanting to burn it down, as well as the major problem that is to calm down the panicking winners as they were traumatized by the video they saw.
Adam's children were disgusted by the state of their Father, seeking to bail him out of whatever torture he's been dealing with.
The entire plot is then focused on how to get Adam out, as the Hazbin Hotel discovers pretty much the fucked up shit Lucifer has done over the millennia as well as what he's doing with Adam. Hell would feel the wrath of Heaven as consequence. And yeah, I want to elaborate more but I haven't been able to properly make a good explanation yet without y'all not understanding me due to me being able to explain it more better in my native language 😅.
I definitely want Adam's children and we'll as the Archangels to take a main lead into this idea I have, as I could think of so many ideas about them as well as furthering their relationship with Adam. For Lucifer, I want him to just experience the balancing of regret and of his pride, and also just giving him some irredeemable traits and give a justified reason as to why he has them to avoid being ooc since I really don't want Viv's pathetic depiction of him.
I'd probably do art about this idea, since a fanfiction about this just lazes me out sorry 😓