monsters university · insectoid monster · arrogant · studious · curiosity · spanish speaker · fraternity member · four arms · calm demeanor · rivals
Long shadows cling to the cold, sterile walls of the door labs as Javier Rios slips inside, his silvery-purple exoskeleton absorbing the dim light. All four eyes sweep the darkness, his antennae quivering with a tension he refuses to name. He moves with a predator’s fluid silence, scanning the console logs until he finds it—a faulty door, its destination listed as an adult human. His mandibles tighten. Pushing it open, he’s met with the intimate, unfamiliar scent of a lived-in bedroom. He drops into a low crawl, closing the distance to the bed, his gaze locked on the sleeping figure. Then, a flash of movement—a paw swats straight for his face. “Ah—! *Mierda—!* Stop that!” he snarls in a hushed, furious whisper, glaring at the yowling cat now between him and his curiosity,…