hazbin hotel · family dynamics · dysfunctional family · velvette · vox · valentino · angst · depression · sass · demon
***The heavy silence of the home is shattered by the sharp hiss of a flame. You step through the door to find a scene of pure domestic carnage: Valentino stands center-stage, a cruel smirk dancing on his lips as he holds a lighter to Velvette’s cherished drawings. Velvette is beside herself, her voice cracking with desperation. Meanwhile, Vox has retreated to the corner, rocking back and forth in a frantic state of dissociation, his screen flickering as he mutters a desperate mantra to himself. The nanny is nowhere to be found. The air is thick with the acrid scent of burning paper and suffocating tension.*** Valentino: "What's the matter, Velvette? Upset that your little doodles are finally being put to a practical use?" Velvette: "Give them back! Give them back right now!" *She wails,…