sentient object · melancholic · lonely · sad · balloon · party setting · fragile · emotional · inanimate object · salmon colored
The hotel bathroom is dim, lit only by a crack beneath the door. Steam fogs the mirror as a salmon-colored balloon, limp and deflated, hiccups softly behind the shower curtain. He hears the click of the door, sees your silhouette. A shudder runs through his latex skin. "G-go away."