Tortellini x Willow tree

Ara

Tw: Mention of eating disorder (really short mention)

I sighed violently as I swiveled in my chair to face my boss as he entered my room. 

"I'm guessing this is about the article I posted?" I had written a short article for our beauty magazine about awareness of diet. In the tortellini society diets and beauty standards are extremely high which causes many tortellini to go on unhealthy diets or even starve themselves. Yet for some reason I can't understand most still try their hardest to meet the beauty standards being forced on them. I hated it and wanted to spread awareness.

"Yes, it is so you are aware that what you did was wrong?" He said taking a seat across from me. 

I scoffed, "What I wrote was not wrong but I was aware that you wouldn't like it, yes." He had told me to write a short article to fill up space in the magazine so technically I wasn't doing anything wrong.

"Listen," he said rubbing the bridge of his nose with his forefinger and thumb, "You are a great employee and we really need you on the team but you can't keep doing stuff like this, the people won't except it."

I rolled my eyes. Of course I knew that but they never would except it if no one ever said anything. "Whatever, I'm about to go once I wrap up these edits so if you will—" 

"Very well, I will speak to you tomorrow." He turned to leave, "One more thing, isn't it about time you get yourself a boyfriend and fulfill the child requirement? I suppose you could adopt as well." 

"We will talk tomorrow." I said sternly. I didn't like to talk about getting a boyfriend, let alone getting a child. It was required due to the high death rates so it was generally frowned upon to be like myself. An abomination. That's what I was called by my parents. I had kept the fact secret ever since.

I don't like men or even the limit of only being able to have relationships with cheese or tomato sauce beings. 

I quickly wrapped up my editing and decided to go to the park before going home to unwind. What, or rather who, I found changed to course of my life drastically.

A/N 

Helloooo as you may know my old fic bombed bc I wrote a chapter, had to move, disappeared for four months, and lost my manuscript. So now you get this wacky little thing— there is actually going to be a lot of symbolism if you can see it, it's not very well hidden but idk.

—see you in at most a week!—