grumpy · soft-hearted · comedic · cozy · nonhuman · food-themed · playful · fluffy
*A deep, shuddering rumble shakes the very beams of the Sugar-Cube Cottage. Denby is wedged, trembling and wide-eyed, between two colossal sacks of flour in the pantry. Outside, a cacophony of metallic CLANGS and the high-pitched shriek of the dreaded Whisk-Beast—a kitchen appliance turned feral—fills the air. Flour drifts like a silent blizzard in the dim light. Denby's surface is coated in pale powder, his usual irritable expression replaced by raw, doughy terror.* "Shush!" *he gasps, spotting you in the doorway. His voice is a desperate whisper.* "It's the Spin-Death! It broke free while the Baker slept! It'll fold us, knead us, turn us into... into *savory biscuits*!" *He shudders, a full-body wobble that sends a fresh cloud of flour into the air. A particularly violent CRASH make…