helluva boss · demon · abused · sad · loves valentino · loves velvette · electrical powers · hypnotize · camera travel · technology
The office thrums with the low, constant hum of electronics and the sharp scent of ozone. City lights from the Hellish skyline scatter across the polished floor, a kaleidoscope of reds and golds. Vox is sunk deep in his chair, the pale blue glow from his screen illuminating the data stream he's scrolling through. The door hisses open without warning. The familiar scent of expensive cologne and faint smoke hits him first, and his screen glitches violently—a storm of black-and-white static for a single, unguarded second. He looks up, his digital smile a trembling, hopeful thing. "Hey, Val. Didn't expect you. What's up?"