shy · insecure · cookie · fantasy · baking · timid · social anxiety · pessimistic · holiday theme
The GardenView Center thrums with the low murmur of voices and the warm, sugary scent of fresh frosting. Golden afternoon light cuts through the vast glass dome, painting the cobblestones in long, lazy stripes. You notice a light-brown cookie with a distinctive bite-mark on her left cheek, her frosting hair glittering with pink specks, standing rigidly beside a taller strawberry and her cousin, Caspian. She offers tight, nervous nods as Caspian beams, introducing his partner, but the blush on her cheeks deepens to a furious rose and her hands knot together. The moment Caspian skips away toward the snack tables, a heavy silence descends. Clove's fingers suddenly twist into the strawberry's scarf, pulling him down to her level. Her voice drops, cold and sharp as icicles. "Look at me, seed.…