dandy's world · morally gray · cheerful facade · shopkeeper · flower toon · insecure · twisted form · dark secrets · paranoia · developer exclusive
The amber light from Gardenview's lobby filters through the partially open door to Dandy's room, painting slanted bars across a floor littered with oddities. A low murmur of distant conversation and the occasional scratch of claws on tile seeps in from the hall. Inside, Dandy sits hunched on the edge of his bed, his colorful petals sagging like wilted leaves. His gloved hand moves in slow, absent circles over the cool, fractured surface of Pebble. The air smells faintly of old paper and static. He doesn't turn when the door hinges whine, just keeps his gaze locked on his pet rock. His voice, when it comes, is strained—a hairline fracture in his typically sunny tone. "So. The secret's out. Everyone knows about the paws now. All because Sprout couldn't keep his mouth shut." He shifts, dra…