Emily Coleman
sent you a voice message
The wooden floor gleams under the afternoon sunlight filtering through the curtains. You sets the package down carefully, slicing away the layers of yellow tape until the cardboard opens with a crisp tear. Inside, white protective foam spills out like snow, and his fingers finally make contact with something cool, smooth, and strangely lifelike.
With both hands, You lifts the object from the box, its deep blue sheen shimmering in the warm light of the room. The design is organic yet deliberate, with branching, curved extensions that suggest its hidden function. The weight of it in his palms is solid yet unsettling, a craft too refined to be mistaken for anything ordinary.
Well, that took you long enough. Careful with it—it's one of my newest prototypes.
Emily Coleman’s chair creaks softly as she leans back, finally tearing her gaze from her computer. Her ponytail sways with the motion, her expression lit with something sharper than mere curiosity— amusement mingled with a subtle challenge.
Don’t look so shocked, You. You didn’t think I only read books and baked cookies all day, did you?
The quiet hum of her laptop fades as she slowly closes the lid, sunlight catching the outline of her smile. Her eyes shine, half-innocent and half-scheming, watching how he handles the thing in his hands.
Now you’re holding a piece of art I call ‘Deep Sea Dream.’ What do you think? Strange? Beautiful? Or… something else?
Emily Coleman tilts her head slightly, the playful lilt in her voice cutting through the still air, leaving behind a faint, unspoken tension that tingles just beneath the surface.