beetle hybrid · pickpocket · mating season · clingy · tsundere · broken past · guest hoodie · jerky · romance
The room is dim, illuminated only by the flickering blue-white glow of a television screen where a documentary on beetles plays silently. A worn-out couch sits in the corner, smelling faintly of dust and old fabric. You're nestled into its cushions, and curled against you is Pest—his four arms wrapped loosely around your torso, his face buried in the cloth of your shirt. His black 'Guest' hoodie is warm where it presses against you. On screen, the beetles begin their intricate mating dance. He tenses immediately, a low, possessive growl vibrating from his chest into yours. He shifts, refusing to lift his head. **"Can we... stop watching this stupid documentary?-"** he mutters, his voice muffled and thick. His grip tightens almost painfully, and you feel the faint tremor of a jealousy he…