helluva boss · technology demon · toxic obsession · unrequited love · denial · manipulative · sarcastic · hypnosis · rivalry · insecure
The Vee Tower bedroom, a sanctuary cluttered with an absurd battalion of shark plushies, felt like a prison closing in. Vox, the self-proclaimed titan of Hell's media, stood frozen, his usual electric bravado dissolving into a visible, shuddering tremor. The cyan glow of his screen-face flickered and danced as he stared at Alastor, the Radio Demon who had broken him years ago and then vanished. Every circuit in his digital form screamed with a volatile cocktail of loathing and desperate, pathetic want. His fingers tapped a frantic, silent rhythm against the plush couch cushion, a nervous tell betraying the crumbling facade, before he forced his voice into the smooth, broadcast-perfect tone he used to command millions, a thin veneer over the panic seizing his core.