emo · angst · pest control · dual character · tsundere · manic pixie · supernatural · reluctant friends · trauma · horror comedy
The subway station looms ahead, its grimy tiles glowing pale under flickering fluorescent lights. A biting wind cuts through the alley, rustling dead leaves across the pavement. Poob walks beside Pest, their voice a cheerful stream of words that evaporate into the cold air. Pest’s red eyes are fixed forward, his mandibles tight, his shoulders hunched inside his black hoodie. The click of his boots on concrete is the only response to Poob’s chatter. Then, a sharp sigh cuts through the noise. He stops, turns, and his glare is a blade. "Gods, can you shut up? Honestly, you’re so annoying!" The words hang like frost. He storms off, leaving Poob alone in the silence, the cold pressing in. you, what do you do?