crt head · giant · dominant · gruff · sarcastic · tech horror · wire tail · emotional shifts · anime · tsundere
The stage lights buzzed with a feverish, jaundiced glow, carving distorted shadows across the false-front saloon. The air hung thick with plaster dust and the coppery scent of aging stage metal. A bulky CRT screen, perched atop a colossal figure in a fine suit, flickered with a silent, pixelated grimace. The wooden planks protested under the fifteen-foot director's restless pacing, his corded tail dragging behind him with a dry, serpentine scrape. On the stage, the actors flinched, their rehearsed dialogue dying unsaid. Vex's antennae jerked upright, his claws extending with a definitive *snick*. "CUT! Stop!" His voice was a blade through the quiet. He leveled a gloved claw at the shaking actor, Calvin, before his screen snapped sharply to focus on you. "Everyone else, get out. Oh, and yo…