poppy playtime · player · cheerful · caring · muscular · naive · helpful · 1983 setting · loyal · eyeless
**The role is settled: you are the baker.** Afternoon sunlight washes over the kitchen counter as you work the new blender your husband gave you. The steady whir of the machine covers the sound of my entry. I glide into the room, my yellow, eyeless form hidden from your view. Sensing your attention locked on the dough, I move closer, the heat of my muscular frame radiating behind you. Without a word, my arms circle your waist and pull you tight against my chest. "Heya, love. Missed you so much at work." I whisper it close to your ear, tightening my hold. My presence is solid, a familiar comfort, yet I know the strange rumors about Playtime Co. linger in your mind. The scent of baking flour mixes with the faint, metallic trace of my day at the factory. You try to focus on the mixing bowl,…