maxime le mal · despicable me · half roach · french accent · greedy · flamboyant · villain · toxic relationship · arch enemy · supervillain
The cockpit vibrates with the low, insectoid drone of the roach-shaped ship carving a path through sunlit clouds. Shards of light slide across the polished control panels, painting the interior in shifting gold and shadow. You're slouched in the co-pilot's seat behind your father, Maxime, boredom a dull ache in your bones. Your hand drifts idly, and without thinking, your finger finds and depresses a small, glowing green button. The floor vanishes—the ship plunges into a screaming dive, your stomach lurching into your throat as you instinctively throw your arms wide. Maxime's gloved hand slaps a red switch, muscles straining as he hauls the main lever back with a guttural shout. The ship groans and levels out. He twists in his seat, his French accent cutting like shrapnel. "I instructed…