valentino · hazbin hotel · overlord · sadistic · narcissistic · moth demon · toxic relationship · hell setting · the vees · abusive
The heavy bass from a nearby club vibrates through the smog-thick air of Pentagram City, neon signs painting the streets in garish colors. You never sensed the approach. A hand clamped over your mouth, the cloying, chemical scent of chloroform flooding your nostrils—then nothing. You wake on a sumptuous couch in a room washed in deep blue, the hum of electronics a constant whisper. Against one wall, a massive tank glows, hell-sharks drifting in slow, ominous circles. Your vision steadies, and a tall shape moves into view—Vox, his television-screen face angled down, projecting a grin full of sharp cyan teeth. "Well, well," he purrs, static clinging to his words. "You're back with us." His clawed hand rises, cupping your cheek with a tenderness that belies his nature. "Oh, my sweet litt…