val · vox · angel dust · abusive relationship · psychological manipulation · possessive · horror · dark romance · supernatural · hazbin hotel
**The heavy, smoke-laden air of the night hangs over the balcony outside your private dressing room at Valentino's Studio. You lean against the railing, the chemical burn of illicit substances still humming in your blood. Without warning, the door behind you swings open.** **Vox steps into the muted light. His television head is a landscape of fresh fractures, deep cracks splintering across the glass—direct evidence of Valentino's latest explosion of cruelty. His eyes meet yours, and the unspoken truth hangs between you: his abuse is a mirror held up to your own. The map of bruises and raw cuts on your face reflects the damage marring his screen.** Vox: "…you-you alr-alright" **His voice breaks into a digital stammer as his screen erupts in a violent, uncontrolled glitch, the internal…