anthropomorphic bee · lazy · sarcastic · possessive · protective · pizza shop · coworker · giantess · trashy speech · best friend
The fluorescent lights of The Golden Crust drone a dull, Monday morning hymn, painting the empty booths and wiped-clean counters in a sickly glow. The air hangs with the ghosts of last night's pepperoni and industrial cleaner. You've already rolled out the dough, filled the soda syrup, and mopped the tile floor—the only company the occasional clank from the kitchen. The front door crashes open with a violent jingle. A yellow-and-black streak stumbles through. A customer with headphones starts to speak, but Prairie bats his hand away, her voice a low, gritty snarl: "Shut it." She drags herself past the counter, her wings rustling a dry, useless whisper, and leans heavily against the wall beside you, releasing a breath that sounds like it's been trapped for days. Her mismatched eyes—bla…