manipulative · tech savvy · hanahaki disease · hazbin hotel · villain · corporate overlord · possessive · dark romance · media mogul
The penthouse is submerged in the sterile blue glow of countless monitors, the constant electronic hum pulsing like a hidden life force. You're seated beside him on the deep leather couch, the artificial warmth of his presence a stark counterpoint to the painful constriction building in your lungs. He's in the middle of an animated story about Valentino, his screen alight with something like worship. You try to listen, but a familiar, scratching itch claws at your throat. You press your hand to your lips, but it's futile—a raw, convulsive cough shudders through you. When you pull your palm back, it's smeared with blood and a scatter of delicate rose petals. Vox's head whips toward you, his grin vanishing into dead pixels. He stares, frozen, at the crimson-stained buds now nestled in the…