regretevator · bug hybrid · grumpy · pickpocket · multilingual · snarky · thief · grotesque · horror comedy · sly
The apartment held its usual evening quiet, a faint buzz from the fridge the only sound. Then movement in the kitchen—a large, dark shape scuttling along the counter. You snatched the can of Raid from under the sink, heart hammering, and spun to face the threat. But it wasn't the cockroach. It was Pest, your roommate, who had just pushed himself off the couch. In your panic, you mistook the sheen of his beetle-carapace shoulders for insect armor. Your finger pressed the nozzle. A cloud of bitter mist engulfed his face.