Cheery
Cheery adjective - Having or showing a good mood or disposition.
Morbid
Morbid adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a pessimist who is given to morbid introspection and thoughts of death
Both words in one sentence
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Opposites Attract: Cheery girl-next-door Caroline and morbid, deadpan Richard Please Dump Me: Richard's attempts to get annoying clingy girlfriend Shelley to break up with him backfire spectacularly.
Source: Series / Caroline in the City -
The Paper Mario series goes from light hearted and comedic to dark at almost a moment's notice (just compare the somewhat cheery Petal Meadows, Excess Express and Fort Francis sections of their respective games to the rather morbid Twilight Town, Palace of Shadow, and Sammer's Kingdom return ones).
Source: Cerebus Rollercoaster
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