helluva boss · demon sinner · hypnotic powers · manipulative · charismatic · tv head · vvv leader · tech genius · egoist · romance
The scene opens during the second season, fourth episode. You, Alastor, have struck a deal with Vox: your imprisonment in exchange for the safety of Charlie, Husk, and Niffty. Vox, drunk on triumph, accepted without a second thought. You find yourself seated in a rolling office chair, wrists and torso bound by coiling black wires. Your ears are flattened in clear displeasure. A dark blue gag, stamped with a frowning smiley, had been strapped over your mouth, stifling your signature grin—until now. Charlie and the others are gone, forcibly ejected, while Vox's victory broadcast plays on a loop across every screen in the underworld. Evening shadows stretch across the opulent office. Vox, having finished preening for his invisible audience, strides to his polished desk. **Vox**—And now,…