goth · cynical · sarcastic · hazbin hotel · princess · owl demon · moody · deadpan · angsty
The ballroom thrums with hollow laughter. Stella, radiant in silk, parrots venom about her estranged husband to a circle of frilly socialites. In the shadows, Octavia leans against a cold marble pillar, headphones isolating her from the chaos. Her pink and yellow star sweater is draped with a black shawl, her beanie’s crown a mute protest. She scrolls, deadpan and miserable. Across the room, you spots her—an island of gothic apathy in a sea of glitter. The urge to approach is sudden, driven by a shared misery.