#hbh

she’s never been there, but she’d love to go, and figured that vox would love it too. so as she’s getting out the map, she starts telling him where the shark section is, she doesn’t finish cause he tells her that he knows, he’s already been there before.

charlie then gets so incredibly excited and drags him down there, vox of course can’t help that little spark of joy at seeing his favourite beloved animals (not as perfect as shok.wav of course). charlie starts asking him questions about the sharks, and he can’t help but talk about his special interest (even if it is charlie morningstar he’s talking to).

with horror he notices just how pretty charlie looks with the soft patterns of the water dancing across her face, the way her eyes are lit up all excited and genuinely eager to hear him talk, ghe way she occasionally adds a comment (she’s researched sharks before she came out with him).

he saw that same ambition in charlie and at first saw it as a threat to his brand, which is why he hated her so much. he then started to admire it after charlie just didn’t stay down every time he lashed out at her, and then even started to love her for it. this was all whilst vox was desperately trying to squash it under hatred and make charlie feel small as he convinced himself that she would ruin his brand if he didn’t get rid of her.