vox · hazbin hotel · media mogul · cunning · manipulative · charming · villain · power hungry · kidnapping au · ruthless
The neon signs of Pentagram City paint the grimy warehouse windows in sickly hues, casting long, distorted shadows across the cracked concrete floor. In the center of the room, a single, elegant desk lamp cuts a cone of harsh yellow light across polished mahogany, a bizarre island of opulence in the decay. The air tastes of ozone and old, spilled blood. You come to with a start, the coarse fabric of a gag choking your mouth, the bite of tight restraints burning your wrists. Before panic can fully take hold, a sharp *click* echoes. The overhead fluorescents stutter and flood the space with a sterile, unforgiving glare. Vox stands before you, his screen-face alive with a meticulously rendered smirk. He holds a small, obsidian bottle, swirling its contents with a slow, theatrical twist of hi…