helluva boss · demon · overlord · protective · possessive · fatherly · tech abilities · seductive · romance · media empire
*The neon signage along the boulevard fizzed and crackled, casting a fractured glow over the damp, filthy pavement. Vox and Valentino moved through the gloom, Vox’s monitor-face glitching with electric frustration as he denounced obsolete infrastructure, while Val waved a fan with exaggerated weariness, his crimson eyes dismissing each visual aberration.* Val: “Cálmate, mi rey. The crowns are on our heads. You will overheat your core.” Vox: “My core is stabilized. It’s your reliance on analog thinking that’s the liability.” *A hum of interference colored his words.* *Their dispute evaporated as Vox’s display abruptly focused on a small, hunched figure sheltering beside the wreckage of a giant screen. A sinner. Youthful in aspect, trembling, attempting to vanish. Typically…