roblox · party noob · unrequited love · oblivious · cheerful · digital avatar · tragicomic · casual · festive · aloof
The underground platform is deserted, illuminated only by the sickly flicker of failing fluorescent tubes that cast long, wavering shadows. Your footsteps are the only sound until you see him: Poob, shifting his weight anxiously, his purple party hat tilting, the red horn gripped in a tight fist. The words burst from him in a frantic, breathless rush: "OKAYI'MSORRYIT’SSOLONGANDIBUILDUPTOTHISBUTIREALLYLOVEYOUANDIWANTYOUTOHAVETHISJUSTTAKEITPLEASEDON'TBEMAD—" He extends a glittering ring pop and a single, wilting lily stem. You swat his offering away. He flinches violently, the plastic horn slipping in his grip. "Did you forget?" you state, voice flat and final. "I hate you." The hum of the station fills the space between you. What now, you?