#persona 5 ruby

[dante-heller]

Do you see it

[starburstdragon]

we're back in the pq2 edit vibes gang

[freak726]

So here's a wild crossover for everyone! Just thought it would be fun to do some of my favorite characters together!

[adricarra-art]

Changing the World Takes Heart! 🌹✨ [Commissioned work]

[angstpancake]

I made a venn diagram of my favourite protagonist character brain rot.

I definitely have a brand.

[blackfliesinbluesugar]

The fact that that cat is so obviously voiced by Goro Mother Fucking Akechi is just instantly making me expect it to betray everyone

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1107: Grimamce Café (Persona 5 x Sonic)

12:09 p.m. in the Streets of Shiyuba..........

Sojiro: (Walking on the Sidewalk Woth Sae and Omega) So......(Smirks at Sae in Particular) You and Dr. Takemi, huh?~

Sae: (Quickly Looks Away While Blushing) It's not what you think, Sojiro. Ta- Takemi-san and I are only professional associates, nothing more other than that.

Sojiro: Really? Well, this might just be me being old fashioned, but I don't think I've ever recall seeing two professional associates getting all close and flirty with one another.

Omega: Or the fact that the doctor has blown you a kiss as we left her office.

Sae: (Bashfully Glares at Omega) You weren't supposed to see that but me, Omega-kun! (Turns Away Again While Puffing her Cheeks into a Cute Looking Pout) And besides, she's far more flirtatious than I'll ever be.....

Sojiro: So you two DO have a thing going on right now.

Sae: (Groans in Annoyance and Defeat as She Turns Back to Sojiro) Fine, you win. Tae-san and I have been romantically involved for a while now. (Starts Blushing Once More While Looking Away a Bit) And....it would be dishonest for me to say that I.....haven't enjoyed her company as of late~

Omega: Would you like me to teach you how to write love related poems? It will have a 50% chance of being on par woth the doctor's flirting.

Sae: (Giggles Softly) I'll give it some thought, Omega-kun, thank you. ('Sigh') In the meantime, I should give her afternoon latte before she starts getting crabby again....

Sojiro: (Opens Up his Café in Front of him) Well, lucky for you two lovebirds, I think I might generous enough to give you one free on- (Slowly Turns to See What Happenend to his Café) the......house?.......

Much to the surprise to trio, the once cleaned LeBlanc Café has turned into purple filled mess with Futuba, Mona, Lavenza, Yusuke, and Haru laying on the floor unconscious with purple, liquid looking goop on each of their faces.

Sae: What.....exactly are we looking at right now?

Sojiro: (Pinches his Nose While Letting Out a Sigh) I dunno, but I have no doubt in my mind that this is Futuba's doing....

Omega: (Turns to Sojiro) Shall I activate my emergency alarm feature?

Sojiro: (Place his Hand Up to Omega) No need. I'll handle this. ('Clears Throat') Oh no, the entire café is a mess!? What a shame! And I went through all the trouble to bring the Great, Powerful Oscar Pine all the the way from Mantle to come here for a visit-

Futuba: (Immediately Gets Up From the Ground) OSCAR'S HERE!?

Morgana: (Gets Up From the Ground as Well) WHERE!?

Lavenza: (Gets Up as Well) IS HE WILLING TO ACCEPTS QUESTIONS AND GIVE US AUTOGRAPHS!?

The trio looks around the café and there was no great and power Farm Boi in sight unfortunately.

Futuba: Ah man. (Puts on a Pouty Look on her Face in Disappointment) We've been duped!

Sojiro: Yeah. (Crosses his Arms While Giving her Daughter and the Others his Signature Fatherly Glare) And this whole charade of yours or whatever has come to an end. (Turns to Yusuke and Haru, Still on the Floor) You two get up from that floor too. Joke's over.

Yusuke: (Sighs While Getting Up From the Ground Along with Haru) So much for staying in deceased......

Haru: (Smiles Sheepishly) At least it was fun while it lasted.

Sae: Why is the café filled with purple.... goop everywhere!?

Omega: And who exactly is this Oscar Pine person?

Futuba: (Brushes Off All the Purple Goop From Off of Her) Relax, it's not purple goop. (Smiles Brightly) It's the new Grimace Shake!

Sojiro: (Raised an Eyebrow in Confusion) Grimace Shake? They made a shake dedicated to that weird, looking purple monster thing?

Futuba: Yep! (Lick the Shake From Out of her Finger) ('Mmh') It's his birthday today, so the gang and I decided to do our part in the meme.

Sojiro: (Looks Up at the Ceiling While Sighing Some More) Dear lord, It's ALWAYS have to involve a stupid meme.....Alright. What sort of meme are you kids these days, are doing this time?

Futuba: It's like you said: Grimace is this weird looking purple monster, so weird looking that he could fit right into the horror genre.

Yusuke: This, in turn, gives everyone in the internet, the idea to use their purchased milkshakes as horror like ascetic in each of their videos

Haru: Most of which has gotten a lot more creative overtime. See?

Haru shows the trio a video compilation of the recently mentioned Grimace Birthday Shake Meme on her phone, most of which has gotten more impressively horrifying than the last.

Sae: This.....is the meme boils down to, huh?

Morgana: Yeah, but don't worry. No one is harmed in the making of these videos.

'CRASH'

Morgana: .......At least I hope that's the case.

Omega: You still have yet to give me the answer of who this Oscar Pine person is.

Futuba: (Smiles Excitedly) I thought you've never asked, Big Guy!~ Take it away, Inari!~

Yusuke: ('Clears Throat') Oscar Pine, a character from a web show known as RWBY, was once a humbled farm boy living under his aunt's roof till one faithful day, a spirit once known as Professor Ozpin, has reached into the bou's self conscious and convinced him to leave his home, join alongside a group of huntsmen and huntresses on a quest to destroy Salem and her hordes of Grimm, while also battle and coming to terms of having his soul merges together with the former professor of Becon Academy.

Futuba: And we love him SOOOOOOOOOO much because of that!!~ He's sweet, brave, and only doing his very best. We even formed a fan club dedicated to him and everything. (Shows Omega the Oscar Pine Fanclub Pin)

Haru: (Frowns Sadly) That poor dear has been through so much in the las few volumes......

Futuba: ('Sigh') Tell me about it. He got punched in the face by his girlfriend's uncle, pinned into the wall, wasn't invited to Ironwood's party for some reason, got shot and left for dead, then gets attack and kidnapped by a some walking, talking Hound Grimm while his so called "friends" were too shook to do anything knowing damn well they've faced a whole lot WORST THAN-

Yusuke: Futuba.

Futuba: (Takes a Deep Breath Before Calming Herself Down) Right. Sorry. Still haven't gotten over that episode.....Oh and then he was taken into Salem's lair, she decided to torture him just to get back at her ex-husband.

Yusuke: Which happens to be the Ozpin who was once known as the deceased warrior, Ozma.

Sae: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Surprise) Oh god. That's horrible.

Sojiro: Yeah. Poor kid been through a lot.

Morgana: But even with all of that happened to him, he STILL went out of hid way to keep fighting, helping out the best he can no matter how hard it gets for him down the road.

Lavenza: His relentless drive and determination alone has managed to move everyone of us into adoring him more than we originally thought we would.

Omega: (Grabs his Chin While Thinking) Tragic, cruel upbringing and the endurance of an elite robot....I can see why your admiration levels for him are increasing.

Futuba: Right? RIGHT!?

Yusuke: (Simply Nodded in Agreement) That Farm Boi deserves every respect, recognition, and hugs that comes his way.

Meanwhile in JNPRO'S Household........

Oscar was watching TV in the living room with his girlfriend and partner, Ruby Rose, before placing his hand onto his forehead..

Ruby: (Turns to Oscar) Something's wrong, Oscar?

Oscar: I dunno......I think I felt pride and proud of everything I've went through so far.

Ruby: (Giggles Softly) Well, you should!~ You're the strongest person we know after all.

Oscar: (Smiles Sheepishly) I....wouldn't exactly call myself the strongest, but....thanks. ('Sniff') I means a lot that you guys think highly of me.

Ruby: (Eyes Widened in Complete Worry) ('Gasps') Oh my gosh, Oscar! Are you crying?

Oscar: (Felt Tears Falling Down From his Eyes) Huh. I..... ('Sniff') guess I didn't noticed until then, huh? (Let's Out a Chuckle Before Frowning) But no seriously, why do I feel like I want a hug or two right now?

Ruby: Oh honey!~ (Pulls Oscar into a Loving Hug) You can have all the hugs you want right now~ Isn't that right, everyone!?

Almost all of Ruby and Oscar's friends and family (Weiss, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, Ren, Emerald, Sun, Neptune, and Whitley) suddenly joins into the hugfest.

Everyone: Of course~/We got you!/We love you so much, Oscar!~

Oscar: ('Sniff') Thanks. (Hugs Everyone Back) I love you guys too.....Wait, where did half of you even came from-

Back in the Café

Sojiro: Well, I'm glad you kids had fun with your little birthday meme or whatever you call it, but would you mind cleaning all this purple goop milkshake off my floors and table already? Im-

The Gang: Running an establishment here, we know.....

Sojiro: (Raised an Eyebrow) Is that sass of your telling me you want to double your cleaning chores?

The Gang: No sir!

Sojiro: (Simply Nodded) Hm. That's what I thought.

'I'm a shape-shifter!~ A Poe's Masquerade~"

Sae: Apologies. (Takes her Phone Out of her Pocket) I need to take this. (Answers Call) Hello? Sae Niijima speaking...Oh! H-Hey, it's you. What's wrong?.....Yes, the boys and I made it back to the café safe and sound. And lucky for you, Sojiro says that he'll make your latte for free. (Place her Hand on the Phone Speaker Before Whispering to Sojiro) You do mean what you said earlier, did you?

Sojiro: Yeah, it'd on the house. Don't worry about it.

Sae: ('Sighs in Relief') Okay, thank you. (Resumes Back to her Phone Call) Yep! They're free just for you........(Playfully Rolls Her Eyes a Bit) Yes, I know. I'm a sweetheart. There's really no need to think me really. I just did what anyone would do for their partners. But anyways, I'll come back to the office to give you your drink in a little while. Do not try and overwork yourself before I get there or I will NOT be pleased.......Wait, why are........(Immediately Blushing) N-No, I am NOT cute one in the relationship, you are!......('Sighs Heavily') Alright. I suppose I'll take your word for it for now. Just.....be careful for me, okay?.......I love you too, dear. See you later.

Sae ends her phone call before she notices a few sly smirks pointing directly at her.

Sae: ........What?

Futuba: "Cute one in the relationship?"~

Morgana: "Free drink?"~

Lavenza: "I love you, dear?~"

Yusuke: (The Only One Who isn't Smirking) Who exactly was that you were talking to if you don't mind me asking.

Sae: I-

Omega: (Smiles Brightly) Dr. Tae Takemi was the person she was talking to.

Sae: (Turns and Glares at the E-Series Robot While Blushing Bright Red) OMEGA!

Morgana/Lavenza: (Gasps Loudly as They Clasps Their Hands Together)

Haru: Oh my!~

Yusuke: Interesting.....So this whole time, you're romantically acquainted-

Futuba: WITH REN-REN'S DOCTOR!?

Sae turns to Sojiro, who in return, gives her the silent shrug, before sighing in complete, utter defeat.

Sae: Yes.....You've guessed right. Me and Tae-san....are dating. For a while now. (Starts Blushing Once More) And I enjoy every moment we have together~

Haru: (Clasps her Hands Together With a Bubbly Smile on her Face) AWWWWWWWWWW!~

Lavenza: That's soooo romantic~

Morgana: And really cute too!~

Yusuke: Who would've thought the Intimidating Prosecutor in all of Shiyuba would fall in love with a highly skilled doctor?

Omega: Love works in mysterious ways.

Futuba: (Slams her Hands on the Table) Give me details, woman! We need to know EVERYTHING!!!~

Sojiro: She'll tell you when she gets off from work later on and AFTER you all clean all this purple crap you made. Now get to it, all of you!

The gang groans loudly as they begin to clean up the entire café.

Sojiro: (Turns to Omega) Omega, I'm sorry, but could you help them out for me? It'll make the whole process quicker.

Omega: Affirmative. (Aids in on the Cleaning)

Sae: ('Sigh') They're finally off my back for now. (Turns to Sojiro) I suppose I owe you one.

Sojiro: (Smiles Brightly) Ah, think nothing of it. Can't have the doctor's sweetheart getting all flustered and underwhelmed now, can we?~

Sae: (Groans While Facepalming Herself) Just....make me the damn latté already before you regret it, Sojiro Sakura!!

Sojiro: (Chuckles Lightly) Alright, alright. I'm going, drama queen.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRIMACE

@princekirijo

@albion-93

@cyber-wildcat

@bestpony666

@caleb13frede

@ma-lemons

@maripr

[dante-heller]

Where does he get the materials to make them? Does he laminate them too?

...I just realized Sae's gonna be really pissed when she hears we're doing this stuff again after we promised to disband.

[dark-flamin-new-light]

Why I thought I lost my friends

"This story involves betrayal, hardships, turning on one another, and almost losing hope, and acting before thinking."

"It began after multiple worlds has started combining with ours, after the love infection I've made a lot of friends, but during this story, even if you think you're alone, even if you didn't get along with others, even if you're trying to do something right while someone else says it's a bad idea and you go against them, somebody is watching your back"

Tarius: I need to go save my friend, he would've done the same for me.

Taria: No! It's too dangerous!

Tarius: I don't care.

Tatsumaki: Only the strong survive, your friend might not have a chance.

Tarius: ! How dare you! He was there for me through my ups and downs! I'm not going to leave him! You're either with me or against me!

"They are in their fighting stances"

Tarius: I knew it. I can't trust you no more. I'm leaving.

"Supreme Kai of Time tried to stop me but I walked by her"

Tarius: Let me pass.

Tatsumaki: I knew he was a softie.

Tarius: Shut up little girl!

Tatsumaki: I'm not a little girl!

Tarius: You quickly reacting to that just proves my point.

Pyra: Think about what you're doing!

Mythra: You're not yourself!

Pandoria: You need to calm down!

Tarius: You all are taking TARIA'S SIDE!? I'M DONE!

Emily Dyer: Wait!

"Some people were upset I left but I'm not going to leave my friend in danger"

Tarius: Some friends they are. I thought I could trust them, I thought we were on good terms.

"3 days later I be arrived at the castle but before I was able to go in"

Crystal: Enough's ENOUGH Tarius, you're getting in, you need to think this through!

Tarius: Outta my way!

"Supreme Kai of Time came up behind me and hit me with a sneak attack leaving me unconscious."

SKoT: This is for your own good Tarius.

"A week later they locked me up disabled my powers somehow, with only one way out, my friend's scream of pain engulfed the land with his loud sound."

Tarius: JOE! Let me out NOW!

Toko: You i-idiot you need to think it through, you could be running into a trap!

Byakuya: You should learn to trust your friends around you.

Tarius: You don't understand… you'll NEVER understand… he's my best friend, he's done a lot for me… I can't… I won't just leave him… and nobody is going to stand in my way!

"My pupils turn purple showing my Dark Angel Form is taking control of me and I bust out of the house first running away"

Emma Woods: Tarius!

Crystal: What happened?

Emma Woods: Tarius broke out… his anger got the best of him, now he's Dark Angel… and he ran off…

Sonia: It's hard to sense his dark power.

TJFira: We'll find him…

"In another area in the distance I'm standing off a cliff looking at the castle where my friend is being held, until I started being electrocuted."

Pandoria: Stop right there mister!

Tarius: Get off of me!

Pandoria: You need to know what you are getting yourself into!

Tarius: He's important to me!

Pandoria: So are we!

"Again….. I was captured but they also took away my Dark Angel Form"

Komaru: Please calm down Tarius.

Sucrose: I'm sure your friend will be ok.

SKoT: You can't just barge in.

Helena Adams: They're bound to be traps.

Futaba: What would your father think of you running in head first?

"I lost my sanity hearing this"

Tarius: Leave… My… Father… OUT OF THIS!!!

Taria: !!!

"I have only one thing to lose now… I broke free from my glass prison, damaging my right arm and leg in the process, causing me to bleed, everyone was in shock I did that. They all thought I was insane."

Tarius: I don't even know you all anymore! Stay out of my way! You're not going to stop me from saving my friend!

Taria: !

Crystal: !

Sonia: !

TJFira: !

Aoi: !

Ren: !

Anne: !

Pyra: !

"After I said that, they got angry so I got to a different place looking out at the castle."

Tarius: I can do this with or without them. But without my powers, it won't be easy. Curse them for taking away my powers. They don't understand how much my friend means to me.

Mythra: That's as far as you go Tarius!

Ruby Rose: Don't take another step!

"Once again as I was about to jump down I got attacked again… my blood trail led them to me, but since I was already bleeding I lost more, since they attacked my wounded areas, I lost consciousness. I fell off the cliff, right before I fell into the water I saw, Aoi, Pyra and Tatsumaki. Aoi got a hold of me before I fell into the water. As I was brought back up to the surface."

Tarius: If you all are against me, why did you save me? You should have left me to die.

"Aoi slaps me"

Aoi: Your anger got the best of you. We were trying to help you.

Tarius: I don't believe you.

Genocide Jill: Of course you don't, I can guess how many times you would've tried and died! *Laughs*

"I walk another way"

Tarius: If he can't live… I shouldn't either…

"Aoi stops me and hugs me"

Aoi: You won't get far either way with your injuries. Please just listen to what we have to say.

Tarius: Alright. Don't make me regret it.

Aoi: First? Let's patch that up for you. Mikan?

Mikan: Bandage wrap.

"Mikan did patch up my injuries and I slowly did accept they were helping me. I was too arrogant to see."

Aoi: We can go in together, we need you to distract the traps while Chihiro disables them.

Tarius: Not the best idea.

Aoi: ???

Tarius: Because one of you took away my powers so I'm unable to do that.

"Minerva gives me my powers back"

Minerva: There you go my little Saiyan.

Weiss: You were saying?

Tarius: Ok I'm ready.

"Of course Aoi's plan went smoothly and we saved my friend. Like I said before, there's always somebody looking out for you, even if you make them angry."

Aoi: *Kisses Tarius*

Chihiro: *Hugs Tarius*

"Because they may have been trying to help you from the beginning."

[clownkiwi]

i truly missed the days we got censorship for localizing japanese media like "they created the term 'shadow realm' as a way to disguise the fact these children are dying", i hate that we're at a point now where. companies will keep pedophilia or incest or misogynistic designs in their games because theyre afraid a few hundred people on twitter could get angry

[zaggerthebloodyangel]

In a strange new world, despair and injustice persists. They must adapt to this new world while trying to find a way back to theirs and fight against this corrupt system. Fortunately, they knew a little something about fighting back against impossible odds.

Concept Story Release.

RWBY | Persona 5

Pairing Undecided, Leaning keeping it inworld with Blake/Weiss and Ren/Makoto

Action/Adventure, Suspense, Drama, Humor, Other Tags to Be Added

Had to temporarily restrict due to Kudos bot.

[zay-does-things]

Everybody's here!

regrettably, there are more Jellicle cats out there than Andrew Lloyd Webber warned you about. some of them have even been hiding in plain sight.

(answer key in alt text. if you recognized 40/40 you're lying.)

[2ds-titties]

Hello

I hope my message finds you well

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Donate even 20€ 🙏💔

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[angstpancake]

the new episode killed me this is how im coping

[activesplooger]

ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴇ | ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ | ᴠᴏx x ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

Notes: (MDNI) don't be afraid to give me feedback on this one! (grammar, criticism, wtvr u notice!). idk wtf im doing but it took a long time and like 200 redo's. enjoy!!!

Summary: Years later. The aftermath of the 'incident'. CW: angst, mistreatment of workers, abuse of power, vox being an ass, fluff if u squint, confrontation, lot of exposition sorry lol, Word Count: 2,217 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Masterpost!

Years later... The Vee's empire grew exponentially and are now the three top overlords in hell. As they grew, they upgraded and relocated to a new gaudy building called the "Vee Tower" which's big enough for all 3 members to reside and do their business. Vox now had a similar, but still new, upgrade to his head. His flat-screen face glows blue and has red almond-shaped eyes. The left eyelid of his is black, like his eyebrows, while his right eyelid is a bright teal, like his teeth. He wears a navy blue and teal striped blazer with matching navy slacks. A grand ruby bowtie tied around his neck, just above the red and black dress shirt he now wore. And to top it all off, he wore a top hat and a charismatic smile.

You still worked for Vox, however, your job description changed over the next few years. You went from being introduced as “This is Y/N, my friend and assistant!” to “This is an employee of mine, she won’t be a bother.”. It was agitating that he started to distance himself from you. I mean, you save his fucking life and let him weep in your arms like a child and this is the thanks you get?!

Vox had also acquired a reputation being a friendly, charismatic, entrepreneur. What a load of bullshit. His media persona was all a facade, a scam to get people to buy his products and/or work for him. You feel bad for the newer employees who deal with Vox's wrath. At least for you, you could cling to the old version of him and have some sort of positive outlook on your boss. The new staff members didn't have any outlook on their boss besides terror and apprehension. They would simply get charmed into a job and then see how Vox's personality does a fucking 180, turning into a complete jackass as soon as their soul was his. Your boss is cold to all his employees, abusing his power over them just for a power trip, a reminder of where they stand in this company. If an employee made one mistake, they'd immediately called to Vox's office for the shakedown of their life. Fucking terrifying.

The whole company shifted into a mess of moral corruption. All of VoxTech’s advertisements were schemes to hypnotize you into craving their products. Manipulation is a key tactic at VoxTech. If people watch any of the programs controlled by the company, they’ll likely hear the phrase ‘Trust us’ more often than not. And in turn, If they hear it enough, they’ll start to believe it. That’s what lured people in, making VoxTech and trust synonymous with each other until ultimately, they buy their shit. Pretty subtle tactic compared to the others. Other ways included Vox straight-up hypnotizing people with his powers. Yet another astounding example of the great morals exemplified by your boss!

Some part of you wished you never helped him that day... you hated yourself for thinking that. In spite of how shitty he is, you missed him. Not the fake media version, or the shitty boss version, the old him. The real Vox. You'd find yourself reminiscing on the late work nights you had with him. He'd order takeout, and you'd help him with his work for hours on end until you'd fall asleep at your desk from fatigue. You never failed to wake up with a crick in your neck from the cramped position, but you always had a familiar coat swaddled around your shoulders. It was the little moments with him that meant a lot. Back when he wasn't so hostile. It was starting to get on your nerves. Seeing your boss- no- seeing your old friend become a jaded prick all because of some excessively red deer fucker?! You knew Alastor hurt him, and yeah, it's understandable to be a little messed up after it... But didn't he really have to take it out on everyone else?! 'Why couldn't he just be honest and talk about what happened?! Why the fuck did he forbid you from speaking about it?!'. These questions rang in your head for years. But you could never ask him... Could you? You definitely weren’t a pushover, but you also weren’t a dumbass. As much as you wish it weren’t true, Vox had the upper hand and a mean temper. However, at this point, you were at the end of your rope. You needed answers, just... maybe not now. Soon. Maybe? Fuck! No matter how much you refused to admit it, he terrified you. You knew he could end you in an instant, he made that very clear when he nearly choked you to death. By now the bruises faded, obviously, but the emotional scars were very much there... You don't forget nor forgive what Vox did to you. So much was left unsaid that day and remains unsaid, you still can't really process it all. You tried to make excuses for what happened, something to console you and give you some sort of reason for everything. The blame always fell on Alastor, which, you felt was true to at least some degree. Your theories aren't enough to soothe your troubled thoughts. It still nagged at you, it always did. If there was some way for you to obliviate this, you would done it have a long time ago.

And the cherry on top of it all is the fact that you have to see him every day and pretend like nothing ever happened. Your workplace serves as a constant reminder of what happened, you couldn't possibly get yourself to stop thinking about it. Every fiber of your being just wanted you to call him out and pry into every detail of what happened with Alastor- But you held back... Part of you felt he would hurt you... again... As much as you want answers, being hurt and possibly killed over it definitely isn't worth it.

--

Your heels clicked on the black flooring as you walked to Vox's office. Vox had previously emailed you to bring him some paperwork for some new employees who were recently hired. You carried the heavy stack of documents in your hands, your arms begging for relief. Couldn’t these have been digital like everything else? You could’ve sworn he did this just to make things harder for you. Prick. The path to his desk was long and narrow, with sharks swimming around beside it. A large circular platform that held Vox’s desk and various monitors accompanied by heaps of cords and cables ended the path. From a distance, you can see your boss berating another employee. The worker cowered on the ground beside the desk as Vox loomed over him, a scowl etched across his face. You increase your pace to his desk in an attempt to shorten the eyesore in front of you. "Let me get this straight," The TV demon inches closer "You want to waste M҉Y̴ time M҉Ɏ money, MɎ-". "I-I just want some time off, Mr. Vox," the trembling staff member interrupts "I-It's my wife and I's anniversary I-I just need a couple hours-". A teal blue collar takes shape around the worker's neck, you couldn't believe the sight before you. Rage and pent-up strain filled your core, it killed you to see him doing this to someone else. Right in front of you no less. Your breathing becomes shallow, the memory of Vox choking you haunting your brain as you see another employee going through what you did. Should you stop it? Would that only make things worse? Fuck- 'Getoutgetoutgetoutgetout'. That phrase repeats in your head like a mantra, you need to get the fuck out of there. You couldn't stand being there any longer.

Large teal claws grasp at the end of the leash attached to the collar, pulling the chain closer as Vox speaks. "ɎØ҉U҉ ŁƗSŦɆN ĦɆɌɆ ɎØ҉U҉ F҉U҉ȻꝀƗNǤ-". The slam of papers cuts off Vox, he whips his head to the sound only to find you walking out of the office in a huff. Tears welled up in your eyes. 'Getoutgetoutgetoutgetout'. Pushing the doors open you run out, tears falling down your cheeks as you struggle to catch your breath. You turn the corner and slump against the nearest wall, burying your head in your knees and unsteady sobbing.

After you left, Vox just stares at the door you stormed through. The chain vanishes from his grip, and his hands fall to his side as longing and regret cross his features. Your boss's mind was so preoccupied with you leaving that he didn't notice the employee scurrying out the door. Once he realized that he let the worker off the hook, he didn't call him back. No. He let him go. Vox had bigger things to deal with. You.

Whilst you lay there, slumped against the wall, you feel something drape over your shoulders. But, when you lift your head, you don't see anyone, only a blue zap darting up to a security camera. You furrow your eyebrows and turn your head to see what was draped over your back. Your eyes are met with a navy blue and teal striped blazer comfortably enveloping your shoulders. "...Vox?" --

For a few hours, you clutched onto the jacket as you sobbed, but, eventually, you had to suck it up and work. And return the jacket. Fuck. That's gonna be awkward... 'I can't just keep it, can I?' you thought as you grabbed the jacket and made your way to his office, bracing yourself for the uncomfortable conversation ahead.

You quietly make your way over to Vox's desk, his eyes fixed on the monitors in front of him, not noticing you. "Sir?". "Gah!" Vox springs up out of his chair and nearly falls out of it, "Y/N! What the fuck?!". "Sorry sorry!" you apologize, "I didn't mean to startle you, Sir.". An awkward grin spreads across your face as you hold out the jacket to him "I came to return-" the jacket gets snatched out of your hands "-this". Vox slides the jacket over his black and red dress shirt, "Finally!" he exclaims. You stand there awkwardly after he ripped the blazer out of your hands while Vox just got back to work on his computer. "Can I help you?" Vox questioned with a condescending look on his face. "Hm? Oh! No no, I just wanted to thank you, so- Thank you." A soft smile crossed your features, hoping that this would spark a sincere discussion. Rolling his eyes, he responded with an annoyed tone, "Well, don't. Just accept the gesture and move on, we don't. need. to talk about it."

A scoff escapes your lips, "Typical." you mutter.

“What was that?” Vox eyes bored into yours as he got up to fully face you, his tall stature towering over you.

Normally, you’d back down from a situation like this. You knew that Vox could overpower you in an instant. But something in you just snapped, you couldn't take it any longer. Any fears or doubts you had suddenly disappeared. You just can't take it any longer.

“You heard me” you retort, standing up as straight as possible to try and match his height. Red vexed eyes narrowed at you, staring deeply into your eyes, "If you had any brain in that head of yours you'd back off, Y/N." he barked. The skin over your knuckles pulls taught as you balled your hands into fists, "If you had any brain in that flat head of yours you'd understand why I'm fed up with your shit!" you lashed out, "I swear if I wasn't soul-bound I'd leave your TV ass in an instant!" Vox's crimson eyes widened, he seemed genuinely surprised at your exposure of him, "Excuse me? I've given you ɆVɆɌɎŦĦƗNǤ! You'd be blundering around Hell if I hadn't hired you!" Your eyes practically roll out of your head. "You haven't given me anything besides a daily fucking migraine!" "I will not take this, I'm your superior, Y/N!" your boss blustered, "Or did you forget? Perhaps I should give you a reminder-". The all too familiar teal blue leash starts to materialize in his hands causing a knee-jerk reaction out of you. Your hands instinctively grab the half-embodied chain and yank it to the side.

SNAP!

The two of you stand there, watching in disbelief as the teal links slowly disappear. You're not sure how you managed to stop the soul-leash from fully forming, but you did. Finally prying your eyes off the now absent chain, you look up at Vox. He was still looking down like a deer in the headlights, looking vulnerable and powerless. The sight of him reminds you of the way he looked when he desperately clung to you after his falling out with Alastor. You hadn't seen him like this since then. For the first time in years, he wasn't in control of something. The overlord's voice faltered as he mumbled, "How did-". "I don't know," you responded abruptly. ... Red gleaming eyes lifted to meet yours, "You want to talk? Fine. You've convinced me," he slumps back into his chair, his elbow popping up his head as he looked at you with an exasperated look, "Talk."

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