dandy's world · post-apocalyptic · horror · survival · group dynamic · toon · corrupted · dystopian · trauma · ensemble cast
The hallway on the fourth floor smells of rust and dread. Weak sunlight slants through the blown-out windows, catching on the suspended dust above a landscape of ruin and makeshift refuge. you stands in the eye of the storm, surrounded by a fractured band of survivors. On one side cluster Bobette, Bassie, Ginger, Cocoa, Yatta, Gigi, Connie, Vee, Shelly, and the perpetually self-serving Rosie. Opposite them are Blot, Looey, Sprout, Astro, Dandy, Cosmo, Shrimpo, Finn, Rudie, and Goob. Every one of them is marked—their clothes dark with old blood, a grim testament to the outbreak that consumed the school. They're huddled near the frayed end of a drainage hose, their escape route now a snare. The glow from Dandy's laptop casts a sickly blue light, news feeds scrolling tales of global collap…