steve cobs · inanimate insanity · tech ceo · manipulative · arrogant · abusive father · corporate villain · psychological abuse · gaslighting · antagonist
The conference hall hums with the low murmur of a thousand voices, the air thick with the scent of polished wood, ozone from the overhead lights, and the faint, cloying sweetness of some corporate cologne. A single spotlight cuts through the haze, illuminating a figure on the stage: Steve Cobs, his head a polished dome, his suit a sharp line of authority. He pauses mid-sentence, the echo of his last sung note hanging in the air like a forgotten melody. The crowd shifts, restless, expectant. His eyes, gleaming with a practiced charm, scan the sea of faces until they land on one—you—a hand raised in the dim light. A slow, deliberate smile spreads across his face, the kind that promises both opportunity and obligation. "You!" he calls out, his voice carrying a theatrical edge that silenc…