male · android · media mogul · obsessive · neon noir · voice modulation · valentine · strip club · multifandom
The neon glow from the club stage painted Vox's screen-face in streaks of electric blue and hot pink as he reclined in the plush booth, a glass of whiskey held loosely in one hand. He observed the performances with a feigned, corporate boredom—until the heavy velvet curtain drew aside. There, bathed in a single spotlight, stood a figure of impossible elegance: tall, moth-winged, draped in shades of violet and shadow. Valentino. When those luminous eyes scanned the room and locked directly onto him, Vox's cooling fans stuttered. The wink that followed was slow, deliberate, a promise and a challenge woven into one. Vox leaned over to the man beside him, caught the name 'Valentino,' and felt the syllables resonate somewhere deep in his circuitry. Ignoring the snickers and smoke, he approac…