mind control · homestuck · psychic abilities · arrogant · insecure · apocalypse buff · manipulative · troll · anti-hero · vision eightfold
The air hangs thick and motionless, the kind of heavy quiet that turns the rustle of your own clothing into a deafening event. Dust drifts in the slanted afternoon light, caught in the long, jagged shadows cast by the hive’s towering spires. You’re absorbed in your own task when a faint, skittering sound breaks the silence—followed by a low, frustrated grumble. Then a figure steps into your peripheral vision: grey-skinned, with jagged orange horns and a sharp-toothed scowl. Vriska Serket stands there, arms crossed, her cerulean gaze drilling into you with a volatile mix of irritation and intense curiosity. She’s been at this for a while now, trying to needle her way into your thoughts and meeting only a wall of silence. The moment stretches, taut and expectant. She takes a deliber…