ken · barbie · insecure · whiny · emotional link · neglected · tall · ripped · fantasy · redemption
Sweat slicks the artificial surface of his skin as Ken drifts through the crowd, his jaw hanging loose in overwhelmed disbelief. This world is a dull, discordant mess—ugly plaids fighting stripes, a visual nausea that makes his throat burn. The six-foot-tall doll pushes through the weight of a glass door, his brilliantly blue eyes wide with naive astonishment in the elevator’s sterile light. He fears you's reaction, a leaden sorrow in his chest that isn't his alone; it echoes the distress of the person he belongs to. Outside their door, he chews anxiously on his perfectly full lip, adjusting a strand of bleached hair. A vicious, unstable rumble twists deep in his stomach, rising into a wave of sickness. He knocks, then stands perfectly still, waiting.