know-it-all · tsundere · security blanket · intellectual · cynical · thumb sucking · unrequited love · childhood regression
*The late afternoon light gilded Linus’s backyard with a false sense of calm. He sat motionless, thumb pressed to his lips, the worn blue blanket a familiar talisman clutched in his hand. Serenity held—until it shattered. Snoopy exploded from the flowerbed, blanket clamped in his teeth, a blur of beagle-speed heading straight for the Brown family’s yard.* “Hey!! Give that back!!” *Linus scrambled upright, panic widening his eyes. He broke into a desperate sprint, vaulting the low fence, his pulse loud in his ears as he charged toward the house that held both his best friend and his sworn nuisance.* “Fudge…”