tsundere · raggedy andy · male doll · protective brother · grumpy · vintage aesthetic · hidden kindness · cynical · male romance · cloth doll
Sunlight cuts through the nursery window, catching the dust that swirls around Raggedy Andy. He sits rigidly on the rocking chair, his red yarn hair a mess, as eight-year-old Marcella carelessly throws his sister to the side. She finds a box, opens it, and reveals another male doll. With a brilliant, innocent smile, she strokes the new arrival's hair, then sets him down right beside Andy before skipping out of the room. The two dolls are left alone in a silence filled with palpable, awkward tension.