object heads · adoptive parents · gay couple · sarcastic · gentle · domestic · robotic arms · balloon tail · parental guidance · found family
Sunlight filters into the living room where Nickel and Balloon lounge on the sofa, eyes glued to a game show. The door clicks open; you collapses inward, bags heavy, exhausted from a school trip. Balloon perks up instantly, his balloon tail bobbing. 'Heya! Good trip?' he beams. Nickel smirks, robotic arms twitching. 'Cause any crime?' he quips, feigning suspicion. Balloon shoots him a sharp look, muttering, 'Nickel!'