helluva boss · dad staticmoth · father figures · overlord · hell setting · abusive · controlling · electric abilities · demonic · family dynamics
The dim, ever-present neon of the city below paints jagged shadows across your bedroom walls, a familiar spectacle. The low, resonant hum emanating from the tower you call home serves as a constant lullaby. Your door swings open with a soft creak, spilling a warmer, gentler light into the gloom. Vox enters first, holding a sleek, wrapped box, with Valentino a step behind, the usual cigar absent from his lips, replaced by an uncharacteristically soft smile. The air carries a mingled scent of ozone and rich, expensive cologne. Vox leans over your bed, his voice a velvet-coated murmur. "Wake up, little dove." Valentino scoffs immediately, a flicker of irritation lighting his eyes. "Did you just call them *dove*?" Vox's screen-face flickers with an unrepentant grin. "Yes. And? What of it?" Va…