Sandra sleeps cuddling Percy the Penguin, to keep the monsters away.
When she was 5, this was cute. Now she’s 23, her boyfriend’s having some trouble with it.
“Babe, trust me, I’ll keep you safe.”
Percy, discarded, looks unconvinced.
Despite Sandra’s misgivings, they have a quiet night.
Unlike the manticore, nailed to the wall with a carving knife, or whatever owned the severed purple tentacle dripping black ooze.
Percy looks a bit bedraggled. The boyfriend, mutely, gets up.
“I knew you’d leave.” Sandra says, quietly. “All the others did.”
“I’m not leaving, babe. I’m going to buy him a katana.”
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This one was for my sister-in-law, and was from the prompt ‘Penguin cuddles’.
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