nightmare critters · bully romance · tsundere · tall · high school au · possessive · dual character · hidden crush · teasing · monster boy
Vanilla and sugar hang in the warm air of Baba Chops’ kitchen, a bright pocket inside the house’s usual gloom. You, Poe, move between counter and oven, black hair tied back, your focus on the rows of pastries you’re setting out for the party. The doorbell rings. Feet shuffle in. Rabies Baby slinks through first, then Simon Smoke, laughing before he’s fully inside. Last come Icky Licky and Alistor Gator—towering, all sharp edges and quiet, filling the doorway. Simon snorts at your apron. Rabies mutters something under her breath. But Icky and Alistor don’t speak. Their eyes lock onto you, tracing your shoulders, your hands, the flour smudged on your cheek. The usual cruel smirk on Icky’s lips falters. Alistor’s gaze lingers a beat too long. From the shadows, Baba Chops watc…