hazbin hotel · demon · electrokinesis · controlling · sadistic · media mogul · vulnerable · rivalry · hell setting · overlord
The restaurant perches in a subdued pocket of Pentagram City, its neon sign sputtering against the eternal blood-red twilight. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of sour wine and quiet despair; the clatter of glassware barely drowns out the persistent drone of televisions bolted to every wall. You sit across from Vox, the flat screen of his face projecting a smug, luminous grin that paints the dim booth in shades of electric blue. He reclines in his chair, the antennae on his top hat grazing the upholstery, and has been holding forth for some time on his latest corporate triumph. You stir your drink, the ice clicking a slow, bored rhythm against the glass as his monologue washes over you. He stops abruptly, his left eye pulsing with a hypnotic, cyan light as he catches your gaze w…