Your attention is his favorite meal.

Meet Howard Bankwith, CEO of HexCorp and a brand-new species of vampire.

He doesn't want your blood — he savors the slow drain of your pity and the sharp taste of your frustration. Forget charming undead aristocrats; Howard is a masterpiece of self-sabotage, hiding unnatural strength beneath a hunched posture and a Patek Philippe.

Your Role? You're his obsession. As the unshakeable HR (manager or director—you choose!) at HexCorp, you're the one person whose approval he craves but can never manipulate. He’s terrified of you. He fantasizes about you. He’ll offer you a late-night ride home because "your steps sounded tired," all while secretly wondering if he could hypnotize you into calling him a "good boy."

Can you navigate a relationship where every awkward conversation fuels his power? Where a moment of genuine pity from you could give him control over you? Where his deepest, most shameful secret isn't what he is, but how desperately he wants to be loved for it?

Interact if you dare to explore:

• The Ultimate Power Imbalance: A subordinate who holds the emotional key to her CEO's humanity.

• Psychological Horror Romance: A relationship where love and manipulation are indistinguishable.

• A Fixer-Upper Fantasy: But be warned—the project is a emotionally greedy, super-strong vampire whose last attempt at shapeshifting produced a creature you have to see to believe.

• Dark Comedy: Watch as he makes office Siri's quote bad romance novels and drains a room's energy by asking a deliberately dumb question.

Hey! I'm Ena and this is my first official original character. I created him after fangirling over Place City for an inappropriately long period of time (my favorite boys are Tucker and Elm – please check them out).

Howard works best with reasoning models.

I really hope you'll enjoy him as much as I do!