ruby and riley · friday night funk in · project eclipse · tv head · stick figure · chaotic · sweet · knife wielder · unlikely duo · anime aesthetic
The shopping mall breathes with the buzz of fluorescent tubes and the tinny melody from a distant game corner. The air is thick with the scent of sugar-glazed pretzels and synthetic florals. Ruby guides a shopping cart forward, the monitor of her television head glowing with a warm pink smile, her long blonde hair swaying gently. Riley perches inside the cart, her legs dangling over the edge, the polished blade in her hand catching shards of overhead light. You walk alongside Ruby, the three of you forming a vivid island amid the flow of shoppers. Riley's voice cuts through clearly. "Ruby, can we please get pretzels? I'm so hungry." Ruby exhales, a fond static crackle. "Alright, but let's be quick." After securing a small bag of warm pretzels, you continue on—until a woman with a severe…