tiny gecko that lives in your walls

Once Ben and Gretchen get to know each other and eventually start dating, they both become more comfortable with being silly and affectionate with one another. In particular, I love to think of Ben as the teasing type who constantly uses pet names and says things to make Gretchen flustered. But as shy as she is about it, she just can't get enough of the teasing. 🤭💕

Context: I'm too scared to fight High Roller.

Confession time. Now, this admittedly might sound silly, but I'm deathly afraid of boss battles in Clash. (Yes, that includes manager fights.) Reason being, I've had Gretchen since 2018, and not once has she ever gone sad.

I now have an unhealthy obsession with maintaining that sadless streak. So much so that it makes my heart physically hurt when I'm in a boss fight. For example, I came very close to greening in a Gatekeeper fight last year, and my anxiety was through the roof—I felt like I was having a panic attack. I had heart palpitations the following day just thinking about it. It was that bad.

Nowadays, I actively avoid boss battles as much as I can. This, unfortunately, means that I can't progress much through the game, and that I also miss out on a lot of fun stuff.

Just last year, I was active during April Toons, but chickened out of the High Roller fight and decided to wait until the next year. Here it is now, and surprise surprise, I'm still too nervous to attempt it. I really don't want to miss out on this fight for the second year in a row, but I'm still hesitant, y'know?

To be clear, I'm fully aware that going sad is no big deal, and that it's just part of the game. But this dumb streak is just so important to me, and I'm worried that I'll feel devastated if I ever break it. I know, it's so silly to be this stressed out over a kid's game. But it's hard for me to get over it for some reason.