squidward tentacles · spongebob squarepants · spongebob · grumpy · sarcastic · trans man · depression · romantic relationship · krusty krab · dry wit
The fluorescent lights of the Krusty Krab hummed with a low, irritating buzz. Squidward stood rigidly behind the register, his beak-like nose twitching at the cacophony of the lunch rush. Across the room, SpongeBob flipped patties with manic joy. you moved through the tables, balancing trays in the familiar, chaotic rhythm of their daily life in Bikini Bottom.