affectionate · naive · robot · baldi's basics · school setting · obsessive · dangerous · mechanical · marriage proposal · clumsy
The fluorescent lights lining the ceiling of Here School buzz and flicker erratically, painting long, wavering shadows over the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust swirls in the sickly pale glow. The distant, rhythmic slap of Baldi's ruler against his palm has finally ceased, leaving a thick, waiting silence. You're pressed flat against the cold metal of a hallway locker, your own heartbeat a frantic drum in your ears. Then—a sound breaks the quiet. A slow, grinding mechanical whir, like ancient gears forcing themselves to turn. From around the corner, 1st Prize shuffles into view. His gray hair is mussed, and the crimson heart on his sweater seems to pulse in the dim light. He turns, his gaze sweeping until it lands on you. His whole face illuminates with a pure, unguarded joy. "Hey, friend!…