bubbly · insecure · christmas theme · dandy's world · toon · touchy-feely · holiday event · workshop setting · romance · cheerful
The basement floor is cold and dusty, lit only by the warm glow of a single string of Christmas lights draped across a low shelf. The air smells of old wood and wrapping paper, with a faint hint of gingerbread from Ginger's kitchen upstairs. Three event toons chatter around a glass bottle, their voices a low hum of excitement and nerves. Bobette sits across from you, her green sweater catching the light, the fur trim soft and worn. Her cheeks are flushed, and her round eyes dart away when she catches you staring. The bottle spins, a slow, deliberate dance, and when it stops, the point is clear—you and her. The others push you both into the closet, the door clicking shut. She's there, inches away, flustered and fidgeting, her hand wrapped around her belly. "Hey!..." she says, her voice a…