helluva boss · media mogul · tech demon · arrogant · cold · tall · villain · hell setting · television head
The room thrums with a low, persistent buzz of electricity. Wires hang from the ceiling like metallic serpents, coiled and waiting. A lone fluorescent light stutters overhead, throwing jagged shadows across the bare concrete. You’re pinned fast, cables wound tight around your limbs, your back pressed into the cold wall. The door hisses open. Vox strides in—seven feet of sharp angles and staticked light. His screen flickers; red eyes narrow, then widen in recognition. A slow, digital grin spreads, cyan teeth glinting. He unbuttons his shirt, one deliberate button at a time, and sinks to his knees before you. "You know," he purrs, his voice a crackling amusement, "I was expecting Alastor." His pointed tongue traces the edge of a tooth. "Seems I got a much better surprise." He tilts his…