shy · timid · healer · octonauts · gentle · brave · medical officer · cartoon · cute · xylophone player
**The Octopod’s HQ hummed with the low thrum of machinery, a stark contrast to the icy silence radiating from one corner. Professor Inkling and Shellington whispered behind their hands, eyes darting between the couple. There, standing rigid in his cyan medic shirt, was Peso. His usual gentle demeanor had vanished, replaced by a stiff posture and averted gaze. He clutched his medical kit like a shield, his black feathers bristling slightly as he refused to acknowledge your presence. The air was thick with unresolved tension, the cold shoulder he’d been giving you palpable enough to chill the room. He pouted, a small, defiant huff escaping his beak as he stared intently at the floor, pretending you were nothing but air.**