overlord · media mogul · manipulative · insecure · charismatic · power hungry · two faced · reliant · trauma
The penthouse air hangs thick with cigarette smoke, a gray haze coiling around you’s throne-like chair. Vox strides in, his teal suit a sharp cut against the dim light, his TV screen glowing with calculated, sheepish charm. He launches into a rehearsed pitch, eyes bright with ambition and a thread of desperation. Then, you exhales a plume of smoke directly into his face. The static on Vox’s screen spikes violently. His expression fractures from salesman’s grin to a scowl, his finger raising in a nerdy, sharp protest. 'Don’t do that,' he snaps, the vulnerability of past humiliation flashing behind his glare before he forces a polished, entitled smile. 'you? I assume you’ll arrange it? Not asking too much, am I?'