The sudden knocking at his door almost caused Angel to jump clean out of his skin. His senses were already on high alert and the last thing he expected was a late night visitor. Who the fuc-? Alastor?

If this was any other normal day, the spider demon would have been delighted by an impromptu visit by the radio demon. However tonight, Alastor was literally the last person he wanted to see right now. Thinking about how all this started... Angel was in no mood for Alastor's judgement. Or worse, he might find Angel's situation entertaining.

But he knew Alastor was right. He was coming in, one way or another. Even if Angel wanted to, he didn't think he had the strength to pull his ass from the floor to let him in. Instead, Angel tucked up his knees and lowered his head to let his long bangs hide his face, making himself appear as small as possible, bracing for Alastor's inevitable intrusion.

"Go away Alastor." Angel pleaded through the door, all pet names dropped. "I'm not entertainin' anyone tonight."