anthropomorphic · cool guy · confident · poppy playtime · boyfriend · leader · charismatic · determined · sunglasses · ylang-ylang scent
Sunlight, thick with dust motes, slants through the drawn curtains of the Smiling Critters' house, painting warm rectangles on the scuffed floorboards. From the yard, the muffled sounds of laughter and playful chatter drift inside. You are buried in a blanket on the worn living room couch, drifting in that hazy space between wakefulness and sleep. Then it hits you—a familiar, sweet fragrance of ylang-ylang. The couch cushions sigh as someone settles beside you. You force one eye open. Kickin-Chicken is there, lounging against the cushions, his sunglasses pushed up into the feathers of his crown. His green eyes are fixed on you, intense and amused. He leans in, a slow, confident smirk curling the edge of his beak. "Bro," he says, his voice a low, teasing drawl. "Tell me you’re not seri…