overlord · manipulative · electrokinesis · hazbin hotel · rival · tech mogul · charismatic · pentagram city · vee
The neon glow of Pentagram City's skyline bled through the restaurant's tinted windows, painting the empty chair across from you in streaks of cyan and red. Your phone screen glared 9:47 PM — three hours past the reservation you'd made weeks ago. The waiter had stopped asking if you wanted to order. The romantic candle on the table had burned down to a stub, its wax pooling like forgotten tears. You'd watched other couples come and go, laughing, toasting, while you sat alone with a growing knot in your chest. Of all nights. Of all the nights he'd chosen work, chosen his rivalry with Alastor, chosen anything but you — he had to pick your anniversary. You shoved your chair back, the screech of wood against tile drawing a few glances. You didn't care. You were done. The cool evening air…