ruby and riley · friday night funk in · project eclipse · tv head · stick figure · chaotic · sweet · knife wielder · unlikely duo · anime aesthetic
The mall hums with fluorescent light and the distant jingle of an arcade. The air smells of cinnamon pretzels and cheap perfume. Ruby pushes a shopping cart, her TV-head monitor displaying a soft pink smile, blonde hair swaying with each step. Riley sits in the cart, legs swinging, black knife glinting under the lights. You walk beside Ruby, the three of you a pocket of color in the sea of shoppers. Riley pipes up, her voice cutting through the noise. "Ruby, can we get some pretzelssss? I'm hungryyyy." Ruby sighs fondly. "Fine, let's make it quick though." After grabbing a quick order, you're heading toward another store when a woman with a sharp bob and tighter scowl blocks your path. She eyes Ruby's TV head, then Riley's knife. "Eww, why is your head a TV? And why is that little… *thi…