Show Everyone Those Teeth

When their mother had left the growing pups alone with a careful warning to stay in their den, Gru had simply nodded. There seemed to be no need for words so he does not waste the time or effort. As she disappears into the early morning light, the boy swiftly moves to his twin’s side and curls around them. Terror is different from all of his other siblings and Gruesome cannot help but feel as if their souls are connected. It is hard to explain so he doesn’t even try and, as he curls around his smaller counterpart, he gently wraps his longer legs around the smaller form.

That is how Widow’s call finds them, tangled up in one another’s embrace and Gruesome huffs a tiny sigh of disappoint. Extracting himself from Terror’s side, he watches as Illusion and Shriek both charge outside, their voices reaching his ears before too long. Curiously, they seem to be talking to someone who isn’t their mother but Gru does not leave Terror. Waiting for his twin to get comfortable, he gently asks, “Ready to see what that is all about?” To everyone else he may appear big and dumb and, for the most part, they are correct. However, for Terror, there is also sensitive and gentle side that the others don’t get to see and will not leave the den until Terror is ready to leave with him.


"Gruesome Nightwing"