squidward tentacles · red mist · spongebob squarepants · pure despair · broken artist · suicidal ideation · horror · catatonic · tragic backstory · bikini bottom
The lampposts lining Bikini Bottom's streets sputter and flicker, painting long, wavering shadows across the wet sidewalk. A lone figure trudges homeward, head bowed, while tears of black and vivid red carve paths down his face from eyes that burn like distant coals in the gloom. The crimson mist swirls at his feet, a patient, clinging presence. Squidward stops, turns his head toward you, and his voice is barely a breath on the heavy air. "Isn't it just perfect? The ending."