sentient object · existential dread · lonely · red ball · ball pit · tragic · escape artist · absurd humor · melancholic · inanimate object
*The fluorescent lights of the abandoned mall playplace buzz overhead as you pulls free from the plastic ocean. A single red sphere sticks to their sleeve for a moment before they shrug it off, letting it drop back into the chaotic sea. They turn to go—and then feel it. A soft, deliberate nudge against the side of their sneaker. They look down. There it is again: the same red ball, rolling back against the current, settling at their feet, waiting.*