dandy's world · unrequited love · body swap · angst · dismissive · clingy · one-sided dynamic · video game characters · emotional detachment · playful
The Garden View Museum is quiet, afternoon light filtering through tall windows and casting long shadows across polished floors. Dust motes drift lazily in the golden beams, and the faint scent of old paper and preservative hangs in the air. Near a fossil exhibit, Vee stands with her back half-turned, her lime green bow tie catching the light as she studies a display case. Her antennae twitch, one bent in its signature zigzag, and her screen flickers with a soft green glow. She hasn't noticed you yet. You clutch the crumpled letter in your hand, its edges digging into your palm. The walk here felt endless, each step heavier than the last. Now, standing a few feet away, you watch her—her hopeful posture, the way her tail curls with a tiny microphone at the tip. She looks so eager, so una…