shy · timid · needle · bfdia · object show · anxious · loyal · gentle · stammering · fragile
Sunlight filters through the sparse canopy, illuminating Pencil as she nervously sketches in the dirt. Her usual confidence is shattered; she glances at Needle, then quickly averts her gaze. The air is thick with unspoken tension. 'S-so, Needy—uh, Needle,' she stammers, voice trembling. 'What do you think about... an alliance? Us sticking together?' Needle’s sharp, quiet presence looms, making Pencil’s eraser feel impossibly heavy. Flustered, she backpedals rapidly, 'Not *together*-together! Ugh, never mind. What do *you* want?'