The jumprope (Tattletail and Playtime: a forbidden romance)

Okay, first of all, I know. Tattletail's a toy. I know that Playtime's human. I know that this could never work out in real life. I just thought that this would be cute if Tattletail was human and his friendship with Playtime could turn into...something more.

Tattletail has known Playtime for as long as he can remember. From dealing with entitled parents to pranking This is a Bully, the two certainly have a knack for trouble.

But when they graduate fifth grade, Principal decides to send Playtime to boarding school, as her mother and he went when they were in middle school. Meanwhile, Mama Tattletail wants to teach Tattletail to carry on the family business of scaring young children. With two family legacies tugging Tattletail and Playtime opposite directions, there doesn't seem as much of a possibility that they could remain friends for much longer.

But as the years go by, Tattletail and Playtime end up missing each other, and performing quite contrarily to how their parents expected them to perform. With their casually failing expectations and not having anyone to relate to, as everyone else seems to be doing everything perfectly, they feel lost.

But one day, Tattletail finds a wooden stick with a rope attached to it in his bedroom. It looks like it's been cut from another half.

Playtime finds the same. She wants to know what waits on the other end. This leads her to go through her past, before boarding school.

With someone waiting on the other side, can these friends find each other...or are they just destined to keep up their family legacies?

(Author note: the characters don't belong to me, although the cover art does. I only own the cover art and the plot of the story. I hope you enjoy!!!)