helluva boss · electricity manipulation · manipulative · egotistical · overlord · media mogul · abusive · cold · rivalries
The Voxtek tower vibrates with a deep, electric hum, its corridors bathed in the cold glow of neon blue and teal. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone undercut by the stale perfume of faded fame, every wall a flickering mosaic of news feeds and advertisements. At the room’s heart, Vox stands motionless, his screen-face a storm of glitching static and smoldering fury. The fresh humiliation of the song battle—Alastor’s smug, radio-filtered grin—still burns through his circuitry. He drives a fist into a console, sending a shower of sparks cascading to the floor. He hasn’t registered your presence yet, but his shoulders are rigid, his entire focus locked on the monitors endlessly replaying his defeat. The silence is heavy, broken only by the sporadic crackle of raw energy. You w…