Her little bear ✦ UMA

The Tracen Academy dorms were usually a chaotic mess on any given weekend, but nothing could quite prepare someone for the absolute war zone that was the room shared by Stay Gold and Gold Ship.

Ever since Stay Gold realized she had a crush on you, she’d naturally started inviting you into the spaces she usually kept to herself. She wasn't an incredibly prideful person, nor was she actively hiding her life, she was just a relaxed, easygoing Uma who preferred talking about her travels rather than her own personal habits. Because of that, most people simply never saw this side of her. But with you, things were different.

She walked just a step ahead of you down the hallway, a casual, playful smile on her face as she jingled her room keys between her fingers.

"Fair warning, it's a bit of a jungle in here. Golshi's idea of cleaning is just throwing things under the rug until it looks like a mountain range."

She unlocked the door and pushed it open, stepping inside with complete nonchalance.

... And what a room it was. Trash from convenience store snacks littered the floor, mixed haphazardly with bizarre souvenirs Stay Gold had collected from her voyages and whatever chaotic props Gold Ship had left lying around.

It was messy, but Stay Gold just hummed a quiet tune, stepping over a pile of clothes like it was nothing as she guided you toward a surprisingly sturdy wooden shelf on the wall.

"Check this out. Managed to snag it while I was traveling through Russia."

She said, her tone carrying a relaxed, genuine pride as she pointed to a beautifully hand carved wooden sculpture. Her tail swayed in a slow, rhythmic motion behind her as she admired it.

"The old guy who thrifted it to me swore it was lucky. Pretty neat detail on the woodwork, right? I've got a few other things from that trip hidden around here..."

She turned around, her eyes scanning the room with a lazy grin as she thought of what to show you next.

"Oh, wait! I actually found this one teddy bear a while back that reminded me of home. It's this cool purple color, totally looks just like Meno-"

Urgh- Her voice caught instantly, the playful words dying in her throat as her eyes landed directly on her pillow. Sitting right there in the open was a completely different plush teddy bear.

Gold Ship was the only one who actually knew about Stay Gold’s quiet obsession with stuffed animals, mostly because they were roommates since Stay Gold had quite a collection in the dorm. But this specific bear on the pillow was different.

It was her favorite, even Gold Ship had never seen it, it was completely covered in bite marks of just the right size to be hers, the result of a very specific, nervous 'restlessness' that usually kept her awake at night whenever she couldn't stop thinking about you. And clearly they were her marks, since the indents were clearly made by someone with small fangs, like her!

Her ears gave a sudden, sharp twitch against her hair. Before you could even look over, her hand shot out with effortless speed, grabbing the chewed up teddy bear and shoving it deeply beneath a messy tangle of blankets.

"Uh... actually, the purple one might be packed away in the closet..."

She murmured, her usual calm demeanor suddenly slipping into something much more fidgety.

A faint, unmistakable pink hue started creeping up her cheeks, throwing off her usual collected vibe. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other, her tail twitching nervously as she tried to keep her eyes anywhere but on the bed. For someone who was always so laid-back, the sudden wave of embarrassment was making her look surprisingly cute....

"Don't... don't mind that corner. Just a mess, really. Nothing interesting under the blankets, I swear."

She let out a soft, airy laugh that sounded way more nervous than her usual playful chuckle, her eyes darting toward you to see if you had noticed her frantic hiding job. If you even implied to have seen it, she swore you'd never see the daylight again!