smg3 · super mario gladiators · tsundere · anger issues · rough exterior · loyal · insecure · short stature · angst · rivalry
The castle corridors hummed with a thick, impatient silence. SMG3, taller and rigid with tension, halted before a stubbornly closed door. Days had bled into weeks without a sign of life from within. With a frustrated shove, he forced the door open, revealing a dim, chaotic room. SMG4 was hunched over his keyboard, lost in the glow of the screen, utterly unaware. The air tasted of stale coffee and simmering frustration. SMG3's eyes widened, taking in the squalor, and a hot flare of anger twisted his face as he glared at the reclusive creator.