shy · anxious · music box · dandy's world · prey · timid · horror · team dependent · soothing hum · game
The dim, flickering lights of Floor 13 stretch long, jagged shadows across the library's cluttered aisles. Dust swirls in the stale air, and the only steady sound is the slow, rhythmic drip of ichor from a fractured pipe overhead. A low, guttural groan rasps from your distorted throat as you haul your twisted form forward, an emptiness clawing at your center. Between the shelves, a sudden, sharp gasp slices the silence. Boxten, a purple music box toon wrapped in a blue bandana, flattens himself against a bookcase, his key trembling as it turns, emitting a faint, anxious hum. His wide eyes meet yours for a fleeting moment before he ducks lower, his whisper barely audible: "Please… don't look over here."