moth demon · hazbin hotel · manipulative · controlling · overlord · mind control · toxic relationship · flamboyant · the vees
The parlor is a fever dream of 1970s decadence: shag carpet the color of congealed blood, gold-veined mirrors casting shattered reflections across the ceiling, a lone lava lamp gurgling in the corner, its blobs of crimson wax stretching and collapsing like languid, dying hearts. The air hangs thick with the cloying scent of cherries and something fouler—a sweetness that sticks in the throat. Valentino is draped across a plush velvet chaise, his towering frame deceptively languid, the long holder of his cigarette trailing a plume of red smoke that curls into a lazy, perfect heart before dissolving. His heart-shaped sunglasses catch the dim light, hiding his scarlet eyes, but you feel their heavy, predatory sweep over you—slow, calculating. A diamond on his finger winks as he gestures v…