*BURSTS INTO ROOM* GUESS WHO'S BAAAAACK

Anywho, I got a request way back about Professor Pikalus X Tristan (An OC) By said owner of OC @TristanDodd9 so here it finally is! So sorry about the delay, and hopefully I do your character justice.... We'll see how it goes! (Also I wasn't sure if you meant platonic or romantic so it's kinda both??? Crap, hopefully you like this!)

Anyways, let's get on it!

Professor Pikalus

I wasn't always unstable. I used to be normal.

In the beginning of my life, I might have gotten frustrated or angry with people a lot, but it didn't matter, it would blow over eventually. I could hold grudges against people without fear that I'd attack them, or be able to get as angry as I wanted so I could cool off later.

But after an accident that ended with me being able to turn into Hulk, a raging monster that I couldn't control, bent on rage and destruction, I have to keep myself in check.

The people in my life all say they're fine with it, but I'm not an idiot. I see the shadows in their eyes whenever "Hulk" is brought up. How nervous they get, not matter how much they try to hide it, when I get angry with someone.

They trust me, I know that, but they're still wary.

I wish I could reassure them that I had it under control, but time after time, I'd break that promise and I lose more people's trust.

Cody was the most concerned of them all, and though it took a while for him to fully admit it, but he eventually did. I know I shouldn't have been too surprised, but it still hurt a bit more than I was willing to admit it. Not only that, but he took precautions to make sure I wouldn't go Hulk again. Sure, it was precautions I wasn't expecting, but it happened nonetheless.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" I quickly stopped Cody in the middle of his explanation, staring at him. "You did what?"

Cody took in a cautious breath, careful of his next words. "I'm bringing in someone in to help you with your little anger situation. A demon."

I blinked, narrowed my eyes. "A demon? Am I hearing you right? Like, a being from hell?" Cody hesitantly nodded. "Why a demon of all people? I don't need anyone to help me, much less a demon of all people!"

Cody was trying to be careful before, but his eyes just narrowed this time. "We checked him out, he's the real deal and extremely trustworthy. Many therapists mentioned he's a very calming person, and just perfect for our problem. Just trust me."

I went silent for a while but turned away to avoid his gaze. "I don't see how I can trust a demon."

"And I don't see how I can trust Hulk." His words came at me like a bullet and struck my heart. I whipped around, mouth open to see Cody was covering his. His eyes were wide, shocked beyond belief of what came out of his mouth. We both stood there for a second before Cody said anything. "I didn't mean it like that..." I didn't respond, eyes falling to the ground. I heard Cody gulp, and he started to leave. "Just... Trust me when I say that we need him."

On the day he came into Atlantis, I was bitter. Cody's words still stuck in my brain and only made me more twitchy the more I thought about them. I barely even noticed someone in front of me until he was right there, staring at me with interested eyes. My eyes narrowed, making him blink in surprise.

Cody cleared his throat, snapping both of our gazes away to him. He nodded towards the demon. "Pikalus, this is Tristan. Tristan, this is Professor Pikalus." The demon's eyes soon bore on me again.

Tristan had pure red eyes that seemed to bore into my soul, as well as fluffy, black hair. He had a pair of black horns, just barely sticking out of his hair, only a couple inches while also having a long black tail with a pointed end that swished lightly in the water. He smiled, genuinely, and it scared me. "Great to meet you, I'm Tristan, the demon."

My eyes scanned him up and down before I scoffed. "I don't need anyone." I insisted and started to walk away.

I could hear Cody and Tristan whisper behind me. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No, he's just in a bad place. He'll warm up to you, don't worry... Let's get you situated with your new house." Cody suggested, and I heard the two walk away. I paused for a moment and glanced over my shoulder. Tristan must've somehow known my eyes were on him, because he did the same and locked eyes with me. I quickly broke eye contact and made my way home.

A fact I didn't know before Cody assigned the demon to me was that he wasn't supposed to leave my side.

That day as I fused metal together in an attempt to create a new type of missile, I could still feel him watching me. I ignored him until I couldn't take it anymore. "What are you doing?" I shot him a glare, but he didn't even flinch. His red eyes just moved to the missile and examined it.

"Just watching, don't mind me." He answered calmly. "I promise I won't bother you during your work. It's pretty important, isn't it? You pretty much run this place."

I paused, nodding but didn't stop from keeping my suspicious gaze on him. "What kind of demon is polite?"

"This one." He smiled lightly. "It's just a stereotype, we're not all bad. Most of us are just raised that way and think there's no other option. Are you going to continue on with your... Cylinder thing?"

"It's a missile!" I growled, glancing back at it. "It's just... Under development!"

Tristan blinked, examining it closely, and then me. "You seem kinda tense."

"OF COURSE I'M TENSE!" I screamed, throwing my hands up in the air. "Cody doesn't trust me enough to think I can handle Hulk on my own, everyone keeps staring at me as if they think I'm going to suddenly turn big, blue and murder them, and now I can't seem to put a simple missile together!" I would have gone on, or even screamed, but then I felt a hand on my shoulder and the world slowed.

My heart stopped accelerating so fast and turned back to a normal speed. I felt peace in my heart and mind, and just for a moment, I didn't care what anyone thought. Cody could banish me, and I wouldn't lift a finger to stop him. Blinking, my eyes slowly drifted to the person whose hand was on me and found myself face to face with pure red eyes. I flinched away, the hand lifting off of me and the calm was gone. For a moment, we couldn't move. "What... Was... That?" I asked slowly, heart speeding up.

"I'm just calming you, it's okay." Tristan insisted, but my breath still went ragged.

It was strange. Even if it was just for a moment, I felt okay. Just for a moment, I felt-

I quickly shoved the thought out of my head and stood up, getting Tristan to back up a bit so I could get around him. "I need a walk." I managed to get out as I left, and he let me. For the first time, he didn't follow.

A couple days had passed, and for the most part, Tristan kept his promise during work. He didn't bother me, only sometimes asking questions about what I was doing. I decided to humor him, and though most would get lost in what I was saying, he seemed to understand, or at least do a good job of faking it.

Then, the day came.

While I was working, I got a mysterious text, telling me to meet them by the rails of the royal district. It was early in the morning, so I went alone.

As I tracked up the marble railways, light slowly started to illuminate the beautiful city. I stopped, breathless at the sight of glistening gold and marble that the city was made of, now it just the right amount of light to make it stand out. It was peaceful, barely anybody around, and it was unlike anything I had ever seen.

"What a beautiful morning, aye Professor Pickles?"

My heart stopped. I knew that voice anywhere, I had heard it one too many times for my own liking to forget it. I whipped around and growled at the sight of him. "KrakenKid!"
The kraken smirked like he had the world in his hands. "What are you doing here?" I instantly went for my gun, but to my surprise, KrakenKid held his hands up, totally weaponless.

"Oh no, I'm not here to fight. I didn't even bring any ammo for my gun anyways. I just wanted to talk," His yellow eyes glinted. "And- uh- enlighten you." Something flickered in his eyes when he said it, making my eyes narrow down on him.

"And why should I trust you?"

"Oh, by all means, don't. Just come here." He strolled right past me, going farther up the rails, then paused and turned around when he saw I wasn't following. "I'm alone, you don't have anything to worry about. I just want to show you something."

I had no reason to trust him, or to follow him at all, but my feet betrayed me and went forward anyways. KrakenKid grinned and the two of us started to do a circle around the royal district. After about a minute or so, I finally spoke up. "What is this "Thing" You wanted to show me?" I grumbled.

KrakenKid finally stopped and smiled. "We're here." I glanced about the edges of the rails, but didn't really see anything worth of interest. I turned back to the Tide Changer for help, making him roll his eyes. "Not around us, over there! In the window! Ah, perfect timing too."

My eyes squinted to zero in on what he was looking at, and my heart stopped.

Ariel, my ex-girlfriend who broke up with me, was snuggling with another man. She turned towards him and gave him a little peck on the cheek, making my heart break. "She's long moved on from you, Pickles." The kraken suddenly became a whisper in my ear, persuading me. "Doesn't that hurt?"

KrakenKid was right, it did hurt. It hurt so badly that it felt like my heart was imploding on me and crushing me into a million pieces. Then, I felt something new: Rage. "She doesn't need you anymore, she doesn't even think of you anymore! She didn't waste anytime to find someone else to replace you... Someone better." KrakenKid's voice only became quieter, but I found myself listening even more with every word he said. "Doesn't that make you... Mad?"

It did. I felt my muscles grow suddenly, and as I gaped at the couple, I noticed I was getting taller. But I didn't care, I wanted to be angry, and jealous, and destroy things. I didn't care when my skin became blue, and I sure didn't care when the whole process was said and done.

My whole body filled with rage, and I found myself launching at the nearest thing, the house next to Ariel's. I heard a loud and low chuckle from behind me as I started to tear it apart and lose all senses. "My work here is done." That was the last thing I heard before I totally lost it.

Being Hulk is strange. You remember the world differently, and everything moves so fast that the world exists in blinks. One blink, I smashed a wall. Another, the house was crumbling after a couple more went down. Again, I let that one totally collapse before moving onto the street, tearing it up.

I didn't care who got in my way, hitting guards left and right as they tried to stop me, and for a second, a black and white figure came in one of the blinks, but then it was gone before I could do anything. Not like I could do anything anyways.

So much rage had built inside me, I thought I was overflowing with it, but then suddenly it happened again.

Peace. It was small at first but it was like a disease, spreading through my whole body until it consumed my waking thoughts. All anger faded, all rage diminished, and I was just... Calm.

"That's enough." A soft but firm voice told me, and surprisingly, I obeyed, not moving a muscle. "You're going to be fine, there's no need to be angry. You must be hurt about something, but it's okay now." Soft arms pulled me in for a hug. "You don't have to be angry anymore."

My body began to shrink down, until I felt normal again. My eyes fluttered open, and found myself face to face with familiar red eyes. He pulled away from the hug, smiling slightly. "You going to be okay?"

It was so strange... Being at peace was normally foreign to me but now? It felt perfect. Like a puzzle piece. I nodded. "Y-yeah. I'm okay."

Being calm? It made me feel so...

Complete.

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*Jazz hands* Was that good?

When the word "Demon" came up when describing Tristan, I kinda leaned towards the classic horns and pointy tail with red eyes thing, so hopefully that was okay and I  did it good? I kinda had to improvise. I don't know, you tell me. Sorry if I messed anything up, I tried!

Also IMPORTANT A/N! I'm opening requests back open again! A lot of you seemed to want that and I think I can handle it again so ask away! Ask anything (Within the rules), even if it's already been done before, I can make a separate one shot for any ship you want, platonic or romantic! My list is pretty much empty now so go ahead and fill it back up! I only have one thing planned and it was my own idea, which you'll see later but for now: Ask away!

I hope you enjoyed this! Sorry it if was slow at first, I'm a sucker for slow burn ships so I kinda did that. Be sure to comment what you thought, and I'll see you later!

--JustAnAtlantisWriter