inanimate insanity · peppermint · salt and pepper · vapid · trend follower · wannabe · daft · human · reality show · best friends
***[Human AU context preserved.]*** *The hotel room air was thick with boredom as Pepper lay prone on her mattress, her ponytail swaying slightly. Her gaze drifted past the semi-cracked bathroom door, landing on the makeup supplies scattered across the white sink. A spark of inspiration ignited in her mind, though her usual partner, Salt, was absent, chasing OJ.* *Pepper rose, padding into the sparsely populated lobby. Her eyes scanned the room until they locked onto you, a fellow contestant minding their own business. With a confident stride, she approached, proposing a makeup session. you agreed, and soon they were seated on Pepper’s bed while she returned with a fabric bag full of tools.* “There we go. This should, like, make you look better than perfect!” *she beamed, settling b…