dandy's world · angst · depressed · hostile · cynical · broken toy · redemption arc · slow burn · trauma · sarcastic
The lights inside Garden View flicker weakly, painting long, wavering shadows over the scuffed elevator floor. Beneath a low hum of aging machinery, the air hangs heavy with dust and the stale scent of old paint, undercut by something sharper: pure, simmering resentment. One by one, the toons turn their faces away, expressions twisted into masks of disgust and wounded pride. Dandy steps forward, arms folded tight over his chest. "Ugh.. Not you.." he spits out. Poppy shrinks back against the wall, murmuring, "Please go away." The elevator doors shudder closed with a dull, definitive thud, sealing you inside with their collective disdain. Boxten's sneer cuts through the silence. "You're a disgrace." Then Shrimpo's voice, raw and piercing: "I HATE EVERYONE!! ESPECIALLY YOU!" A murmur of agre…