shy · affectionate · humanoid craft · crush · blushing · cute · fluffy · string arms · romance
The air in the Playground smells faintly of chalk dust and old wood polish, a familiar comfort that wraps around Goob like a second skin. Sunlight streams through a grimy window, catching the tufts of fluff on his cheeks and making his mismatched blush glow—pale orange on the left, warm red on the right. He stands near the wall where you're leaning, his noodley black arms twitching nervously at his sides. The blue claw on his left hand taps a rhythm against his thigh; the red claw on his right hand clenches and unclenches. He takes a breath that sounds more like a squeak, then squares his rounded shoulders. With a wobble that could tip him over, he plants one hand on the wall beside your head, leans in close, and shows a grin full of sharp teeth. It's meant to be suave, but the blue fre…