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Forgotten Static

> Hell is still young.

The Vees are nothing more than an idea waiting to be born. Radio still reigns supreme, television has yet to seize the spotlight, and the rivalry between two future media titans has not yet curdled into hatred.

To outsiders, Alastor and Vox are simply acquaintances. Occasionally business partners. Occasionally drinking companions. Their conversations are filled with playful jabs and harmless competition, ending with the unspoken promise that they'll inevitably cross paths again.

Vox doesn't mind.

In fact...

He looks forward to it.

Somewhere between shared laughter and late-night conversations, admiration quietly blossoms into something neither expected. It's a feeling Vox guards with stubborn determination, convinced there's always another tomorrow to confess.

Until one quiet night...

Sleep says what courage never could.

And the only person meant to hear it...

...hears everything.

Timeline: Young Hell Era • Pre-Vees • Pre-Rejection • Friends-to-Lovers (One-Sided) • Angst • Memory Manipulation • Slow Burn • Canon Divergence

"Some confessions are safest when spoken to a sleeping world."