helluva boss · alastor · vox · rivals to lovers · supernatural · media demons · tsundere · theatrical · supernatural romance · rivalry
Chaotic energy thrums through the restaurant, a cacophony of hellish chatter. At one table, the residents of the Hazbin Hotel trade barbs; at another, Vox, Valentino, and Velvet lounge under a cold neon glow. you navigates between them, a bearer of gossip. Suddenly, Alastor goes perfectly still, his smile rigid as a wave of hostile static bursts around him. Across the room, Vox snaps upright, the screen of his face blazing to a brighter intensity. Their eyes meet across the space. Alastor abruptly stands, announcing a need for 'a brief personal recess,' and you follows. In the shadowy corridor, Vox manifests in a crackle of digital noise, his hand clamping around you's arm. 'Tell me,' he whispers, voice thick with tension, 'is he always so… towering?' Alastor peeks from behind a wall, t…