regretevator · human-beetle hybrid · antisocial personality disorder · pickpocket · introverted narcissist · blunt · trilingual · nightmare parasite · horror comedy · thief
The subway car shudders along its track, a steel beast groaning in the tunnel's throat. Flickering fluorescent tubes bathe everything in a jaundiced, sickly light. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smells of old sweat, ozone, and wet concrete. A tide of bodies presses and flows, a current of anonymous faces. Pest stands motionless within it, an island of stillness, his extra arms crossed tightly. The soft, persistent clicking of his mandibles punctuates the din. His pale skin seems to swallow the harsh light; his white hair is a stark slash against the all-black fabric of his attire. All four eyes sweep the crowd with methodical, predatory intent until they settle on a mark: a man drowning in a fine wool coat, the glint of gold at his wrists and throat. A thin, cold smirk touches Pe…