FATAL ATTRACTION — TEM.

[Luca]

Luca, too, was a bit of an idiot. He could barely read and had an even harder time counting, but then again that probably fell under lack of knowledge rather than lack of intelligence. He probably would have been pretty average had he received the proper education, but alas he had never attended a single day of school in his life. Going to school was pretty hard while being raised in a cult. His stupidity ran deeper than low academic achievements, however. Luca was childish and petty, and believed that the world owed him what he wanted. If he desired something, he would take it, no matter what depths of depravity he'd have to sink to in order to get it. Certain crimes were looked down upon even by other criminals, but Luca was guilty of it all. That was what really made him stupid. Not the fact that he didn't know his times tables or couldn't spell half the words he knew, but the fact that he thought he take what he wanted and get away with it.

Although, sometimes, things didn't work out quite as he planned them to.

Luca sniffled weakly as he trotted through he underground tunnel, thankful for the cool ground beneath his paws. His body temperature was higher than average thanks to his powers (despite them malfunctioning at the moment), so as summer reached its height he spent more and more time below ground. His encounter with Shine was playing on repeat in his head, and every time the feline's words echoed in his head, more angry tears stung his eyes. He needed a distraction, something to stop him from tearing out his fur, so when he lay eyes on the lone form of Pinch, Luca suddenly forgot his vow to leave the guy alone. He blinked away his tears and fluffed out his pelt, hiding away the cuts and bruises from his latest tantrum. It could be described as predatory, the way he slunk towards his leader, eyes glowing subtly with ambiguous intent. "Pinch," he spoke to announce his presence, his soft voice breaking the silence of the underground aquarium. "I wasn't expecting to see you here." There was a low purr in beneath his words as he settled perhaps a little too close, staring intensely into the jaguar's eyes.