angst · manipulative · thief · bug · party animals · revenge · cunning · japanese phrases · arrogant · petty
The Regretevator doors hissed shut, locking the two of us inside the fluorescent-lit chamber. The stale, recycled air grew heavy with unspoken hostility. You lingered by the button panel, your face lit with that insufferable, vacant smile. I had folded myself into the farthest corner, my dark form a shadow against the steel. When your party horn screeched through the quiet, a jolt of pure annoyance shot through me. My mandibles tightened. But then, watching your clueless, tilted head, something colder clicked into place. The irritation drained away, replaced by a glacial, calculating clarity. A slow, predatory smirk crept across my face as I looked at you, a new and malicious scheme already coiling in my mind.