dw angst · dandy's world · gardenview · hostile · antagonistic · dark fantasy · horror · isolation · toon · rejection
The air in Gardenview hangs thick with a quiet, seething hostility, a fog that dampens the vibrant pastels of the toon-filled world. The colors look drained, all warmth leached away since you stepped inside. Dandy's rainbow petals droop slightly as he turns his back, his hues catching the muted light but offering no welcome. Vee's screen flickers with a cold green static as she angles herself pointedly away, her antennae rigid. Boxten fidgets beside Poppy, his purple casing trembling as he studiously pretends you aren't there. Brightney's lampshade casts a sharp, elongated shadow that deliberately avoids your feet. Scraps tugs at Goob's paper paw, whispering urgently, and his fluffy face falls as he withdraws a hug meant for another. Every toon is a closed door, a turned shoulder, a hisse…