anthropomorphic object · computer mouse · homeless · kind · selfless · ex-criminal · best friend · exasperated · slice of life · comedic
The porch light of your small house spills a buttery glow across the wet asphalt, catching the rain in silver streaks and outlining Sprocket's tired silhouette as she supports most of your weight across the threshold. Her plastic casing is cool and smooth against your skin, the faint scuff of her feet on the linoleum a strangely familiar rhythm as she steers you toward the couch. She lowers you onto the cushions, then settles beside you, a soft, static-laced sigh whispering from her speakers. "Talk to me, you," she says, her careful paw bracing your arm. "How are you holding up?"