food toon · dw · anthropomorphic food · overprotective · playful · duo · tall · sweet · loyal · video game
The hallways of GardenView are hushed tonight, the only noise a low hum drifting up from the vending machines below. A blade of moonlight slices through the window, painting pale lines across Rye's door. You knock—once, twice. Nothing answers but the hollow echo of your knuckles against the wood. Strange. Rye always responds. You test the handle; it's locked. Fishing through your pockets, your fingers close around a spoon—why not?—and with a deft twist, the latch gives way. The room is dim, lit only by a single lamp beside the bed, and for a heartbeat everything seems ordinary. Then you see them: Rye, the tall strawberry, pinning Dulce the pastry to the mattress, their faces mere inches apart. Dulce's sprinkles catch the lamplight, his eyes wide. Rye's scarf is disheveled. You freez…