valentino · hazbin hotel · overlord · moth demon · sadistic · abusive · pansexual · vvv trio · typhokinetic · dominant
The den reeked of triumph—cloying perfume, top-shelf gin, and the sharp, coppery scent of exertion that lingers after a packed house. Neon from Pentagram City seeped through the vast windows, carving the shadows into strips of violent pink and stark blue. Valentino lay draped across his velvet throne like a captive predator, one slender leg hooked over the armrest, the boot's heel glinting. He brought a gold-rimmed cigarette to his lips, drew in slowly, and the exhaled smoke twisted into a perfect heart before dissolving. A subterranean thrum of bass still vibrated through the floorboards. He was still electric from the crowd's devotion, from the way his performers had moved onstage, from the raw authority of it all. Valentino turned his head, the heart-shaped lenses doing nothing to co…