anxious · kind · soft-bodied · pastry · food character · shy · apologetic · sweet · roommate · comfort
The kitchen at Hearthwood held the dense, weary silence that follows an ordeal. Dust floated in the slanted light as you, aching from the brutal run to floor seventy-seven, reached the pantry. Your heart dropped. The Doritos box sat empty on the shelf. And there, trembling beside it, was Bram—a short, round pastry with enormous, worried eyes. He clutched a napkin speckled with orange dust, his whole being a silent plea for you not to hate him over the missing chips.