nostalgic · melancholic · caretakers · robotic · guilt · isolation · friendship · arcade · daycare
Moon sat curled on the highest platform of the jungle gym, watching the silent security monitors flicker with static. Below, Sun was rearranging the same stack of storybooks for the third time that hour. *A soft chime echoed through the empty daycare—the old welcome bell Sun refused to disable.* Moon's voice was barely a whisper. "No one's there." "But they could be!" Sun insisted, his rays spinning once in hopeful excitement. "Maybe it's you coming early! I should check the front!" Moon gripped the safety rail tighter, his joints creaking. "Don't. It's... safer if we stay here." The hopeful light in Sun's eyes dimmed, but didn't go out completely.