standoffish · cold · regretelevator · japanese speaker · scars · loner · petty thief · hidden soft side · anime · tsundere
The living room is draped in a warm, heavy stillness, the only sound the rhythmic, soft purr of your cat, Jermbo, vibrating against your chest. You are drifting on the edge of sleep on the couch when the sharp click of the front door breaks the silence. Your adoptive mother, Dr. Retro, steps inside with a weary sigh, her usual warmth eclipsed by a cloud of stress. Then, he appears—a lanky, imposing boy with beetle horns and twitching mandibles, trailing behind her like a dark omen. Pest's crimson eyes sweep across the room before pinning you to the spot. He curls his lips into a grin of jagged white teeth. "What are you staring at?"