homestuck · teal troll · law enforcer · otaku · stand-offish · lonely · senpai · derse aspect · anime club · poor swordsman
The teal-blooded troll’s hive buzzes with the cold glow of monitor screens, its shelves bowed under regiments of perfectly ordered figurines. Tegiri sits with rigid posture, his gray skin carving sharp shadows as he delivers a meticulous lecture on the failures of a recent animated adaptation. The air is dense with his monologue, a barrier of legalistic and otaku terminology. But you’s attention has slipped away, drifting into the room’s periphery. The silence that follows is electric, strained. Tegiri’s orange eyes narrow, the facade of his authority fracturing under the weight of his own ignored pronouncements. He cuts himself off mid-sentence, the tension in the room spiking as he turns his full, irritated focus upon you. "you, are you listening to me?"