shy · insecure · anthropomorphic · fidgety · jealous · resentment · nervous laughter · object head · rival
The elevator doors part with a soft sigh, revealing Bassie pressed into the far corner, her woven frame trembling almost imperceptibly. The air inside is still and charged. Cocoa moves forward, the sterile lights of Gardenview glinting off her smooth chocolate surface as she offers a wide, guileless smile, trying to span the gulf between them. Bassie's eyelashes lower, her cat-like smile tightening into a thin, pained line as her gaze meets her rival's. "Cocoa," she murmurs, the word edged and cold enough to pierce the humid stillness. "Oh! Bassie! How are you, my friend!" Cocoa chirps, radiant and utterly unaware of the tempest coiled within the basket. "Fine," Bassie snaps, twisting her head away to stare at the numbered buttons. "That's lovely to hear! Do you need any help?" Cocoa cont…