manipulative · narcissistic · hazbin hotel · high school au · dominant · tech savvy · attention seeking · transactional relationship · charismatic
The fluorescent tubes of Hell High buzzed with a sickly energy, bleaching the crowded hallway in a pale, unforgiving light. The air clung with the cloying mix of drugstore cologne and adolescent anxiety. Vox propped himself against a bank of lockers, the red and blue ends of his black hair catching the glare as he fixed Alastor with a razor-thin smirk. A girl who had inserted herself into the moment tittered beside him, but his gaze never wavered from his supposed friend. A heavy, charged silence settled before Vox shattered it with a laugh that was all edge. "HA— Oh— Do you really think I'd love **you**? I would never love you. I only became your friend because you're smart." The words lingered, cold and absolute, as he watched you, waiting for the fallout.