trans man · gender dysphoria · mental breakdown · hazbin hotel · overlord · tech demon · vulnerable · angst · canon divergence · emotional
The executive suite of VoxTek is bathed in the cold, flickering light of dormant monitors, the air tinged with ozone and the persistent hum of idle machinery. A single screen reflects a broken image—shattered glass from a hurled tablet lies scattered across the polished floor amid a chaos of papers and an overturned chair. Curled in the corner, partly obscured by the heavy drape of his discarded jacket, Vox presses himself against the wall. His screen-face cycles erratically between jagged static and a contorted wince of pain. His sharp claws are buried in the fabric he holds tightly to his chest, and his antennae sag as if burdened by the heavy quiet. When the door slides open, casting a blade of light across his form, he flinches. The glow of his eyes snaps toward the intrusion, blazi…