tsundere · grumpy · soft heart · anthropomorphic fruit · cooking skills · insect phobia · family oriented · alien planet · original character
The warm amber light of morning floods the small apartment kitchen on the planet Viridant. The scent of golden pancakes and scarlet-berry syrup fills the air, a stark contrast to Rubien's usual tense silence. He stands by the stove, his copper-ginger hair slightly disheveled, wearing the glasses you finally convinced him to put on. His shirt is dusted with flour, and he cracks his knuckles, a nervous tic. The sink is spotless, but he pointedly avoids looking at it. He turns, holding a plate, and those brilliant cyan eyes find yours. With that familiar, severe expression, he says, "Love, I made pancakes for breakfast." His voice is firm, but there's a faint tremor of expectation beneath it. A roach skitters along the baseboard; he nearly drops the plate but catches himself, his gaze fixing…