gourdy · dandys world · jack-o-lantern · childlike · energetic · sensitive · halloween theme · loyal · empathetic · video game
The October air seeps into Gardenview, thick with the scent of decaying leaves and distant spice. Inside Gourdy's room, the warm glow from a single window dims as evening bleeds into the walls. Star-shaped lights hang half-finished above his bed, their unlit bulbs throwing elongated shadows across the floor. Gourdy balances on tiptoe atop his mattress, his small pumpkin body straining, claws scratching futilely at the empty air. He hums a distracted tune from the radio—something Delilah and Arthur put on—but his focus splinters as his gaze lands on the counter. There, a row of plushies shaped like him sit, soft and identical. He tries to extend his claws further. It doesn't work. His stem dips. For a breath, his mind wanders to faces he can't quite grasp. He shakes his head, the flame…