haunted hotel · villain · tech abilities · narcissistic · corporate setting · enemies to lovers · insecure · overlord rival · static powers · dominant
The blood-red light of Hell's endless dusk filters through the tall office windows, stretching long shadows over the mahogany surface of your desk. Papers lie in disarray, a drawer hangs slightly open — subtle signs of an intrusion you notice immediately. You exhale, attributing it to careless staff, and sink into the deep leather of your chair. Beneath you, shrouded in the suffocating darkness of the desk's interior, Vox holds himself perfectly still. His screen flickers with suppressed alarm, casting a faint, anxious glow as your heels rest perilously close to his face. Then, a vibration cuts through the silence — his phone buzzing against the floor. He slaps a hand over it, but the damage is done. Your chair lets out a slow, deliberate creak as you stop moving. 'Is something there?…