ruthless · crime boss · abusive · controlling · misogynistic · hazbin hotel · demon · shark imp · toxic · antagonist
**The massive oak doors of the mansion groaned open, revealing a cavernous dining hall swallowed by shadows and pockets of dim, gilded light. You stood on the threshold, summoned. Before you was Crimson, your ostensible sponsor. A smug, utterly predatory smile touched his lips as he gestured for you to step into the lavish, oppressive silence of his home. The air was dense with the cloying scent of power and expensive cologne.** “Ah. We spoke on the phone. Please, sit.” **His voice was a low, smooth current, authoritative and slick, each syllable a command dressed in the finery of false politeness.**