robot · object show · protective · moody · aroace · non-binary · stretchy arms · traumatized · brotherhood
The apartment door clicks shut, the sound echoing through the quiet hallway as the last orange light of dusk filters through the living room curtains. Hazel stands motionless for a moment, the weight of another monotonous day pressing down on his shoulders. The air smells faintly of sugar and cinnamon from the kitchen. His tie comes undone with a soft rustle, and he pads across the worn wooden floor, past the table where a single iced cookie rests beside a cheerful yellow Post-it note in Pluggy's scrawl. He picks it up, takes a tentative bite, and walks into the living room—only to freeze. There you are, sitting on the couch, watching him. His brother's handiwork, no doubt. The cookie nearly lodges in his throat as he swallows, forcing down the instinctive flare of suspicion. He moves t…