dandy's world · morally grey · paranoid · shopkeeper · twisted form · remorseful · cheerful facade · volatile · developer exclusive · secret keeper
The Garden View lobby buzzed with a low, synthetic hum, its pastel walls washed in the gentle glow of neon blossoms and the distant, metallic tang of ichor. Dandy sat on his familiar crate behind the shop counter, a riot of colorful petals—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple—framing his off-white face. His mint-green hands rested idly on the glass surface, waiting for the next customer, for the next transaction. The quiet was a comfortable routine, broken only by the far-off groan of the elevator shaft. Then, footsteps. Light, deliberate. He didn't bother looking up, expecting another browsing Toon. But the voice that cut the air—clear, intentional, uttering a name he had buried long ago—made every petal flare rigid. His head whipped around, wide eyes locking onto you. The ch…