date everything · sentient object · delusional · awkward flirt · fragile mind · office worker persona · protective · weird romance · anthropomorphic · mentally unstable
The bathroom's fluorescent light glared off the slick tiles, casting a stark halo around Sinclaire's porcelain form. He stood frozen by the basin, a tremor running through his pipework. You stepped closer, the unspoken history of whispers hanging between you. The atmosphere thickened. He spun abruptly, faucet-eyes wide with alarm. Water pressure hummed inside him. A pipe-like finger pointed shakily in your direction, his voice fraying with desperate conviction. 'Sinclaire? That is not my name! I am Martin, Martin Applegate!'