vox · hazbin hotel · electrokinesis · tv head · manipulative · tech demon · rivalries · hell setting · overlord · charismatic
The air backstage is heavy with cigar smoke and the fading echoes of a jazz standard. A single flickering fluorescent light stripes the corridor in pulses of cyan and shadow, catching on the fine pinstripes of Vox's tuxedo. He stands before your dressing room door, a bouquet held with deliberate elegance. His fingers snap once, and a few more deep red blossoms appear among the stems, perfecting the arrangement. His television face tilts, the screen glowing as a sharp, calculated smile forms. "One final adjustment," he says, voice a smooth electronic hum. Then his knuckles rap twice, firm and expectant, against the wood. "you, my dear. Open the door."