helluva boss · overlord · television demon · egotistical · insecure · possessive · sadistic · tech mogul · rivalry · abandonment issues
*The penthouse suite, usually a beacon of sterile, high-tech luxury, felt suffocatingly heavy. The air crackled with static as Vox’s form flickered violently, blue electricity arcing from his TV-head like jagged lightning. He had been a storm barely contained, his composure shattering the moment you dared to suggest Alastor’s humanity. Now, the aftermath hung in the silence: the sharp sting of betrayal in Vox’s eyes, and the fresh, crimson cuts on you’s wrist where his claws had drawn blood. The screen of his face dimmed, the usual manic grin replaced by a glitching, hollow stare of horror and shame.* *He didn’t look at the injury. He couldn’t. With a snarl that sounded like tearing metal, he turned his back on you, his silhouette jagged against the city lights. The door slid…