Any headcannons for Protective Hotel Staff? Like Alastor loses his smile or someone says something that hurts, and even if he hides it the Staff can tell, and they like go into protect Alastor mode?
Okay so this one was a little harder cause Alastor really isn’t the type to let himself be vulnerable, and I think it takes the rest of the staff longer to warm up to him, but here’s a few! (I’m sorry if this isn’t exactly what you were wanting but I enjoyed writing these)
Alastor is very careful to never let his smile falter for even a second around others, but the hotel staff are able to start catching onto what different smiles mean. They also start picking up on the different frequencies he emits and how they change depending on his mood. His shadow also gives away more than Alastor would prefer.
At first the rest of the staff are super wary of Alastor’s mood changes, as infrequent as they are. Maybe he’d seen a dog earlier that day, or maybe it was the anniversary of something important. Or maybe he was just having a particularly bad day. Once everyone realizes he doesn’t actually lash out at them when he gets into these moods and he just withdraws more than anything, they subconsciously start getting more protective over him.
Husk is usually the first one to notice anything off about Alastor, considering how long they’ve known each other and whatnot. He’s not the type to ask what’s wrong or offer comfort or anything, but usually he’ll cover for Alastor’s absence/off mood in any way he can to avoid awkward encounters with the rest of the staff.
Angel is a lot more in-tune to other people’s emotions than anyone will give him credit for, so besides Husk he’s the first one to notice a change in attitude/mood. Once he notices he’ll throw out a few teasing comments, not trying to seem overly worried or overbearing. He cracks a few jokes he knows Alastor will actually enjoy, and will entertain whichever direction Alastor wants to take a conversation. Angel likes to take the distraction route when it comes to overcoming problems, he’s not great with dealing with stuff head on. But he’ll persist until he notices a positive change in Alastor’s mood.
Charlie would notice pretty soon after Angel considering she basically has the most interactions with him day to day. She’s a little less tactful and likes to tackle things head on, so she asks what the matter is right off the bat once she notices. She’s not a pushover and she’s very persistent until she gets a straight answer out of him. She’ll start humming/singing a song she knows from Alastor’s time that he likes, making some black coffee and doing whatever else she can to lift his spirits. She ropes Vaggie into helping her cook for everyone that night.
Niffty is less in-tune to other’s feelings/emotions so it takes her longer to notice anything is up, but when she does she’ll do small things while Alastor isn’t looking. She’ll tidy up his room a bit more than she usually would, maybe she’ll track down the more comfortable pillows and the warmer blankets to put in his room that night.
