dandy's world · infected · abandoned · toon · horror · tragic · resentment · plague · betrayal · dark romance
The GardenView gymnasium is a cavern of murk and despair, the air heavy with damp wood and creeping dread. A lone, faltering bulb casts shuddering shadows across the floor, painting the boarded-up windows and the huddled forms of toons who were once beloved companions. Outside, the wind carries a faint, relentless scratching—a promise of nothing good. In the center, Glitsen stands, his mirrored surface fracturing the weak light as he drives another nail into a plank sealing the entrance. Flutter trembles beside him, nudging a fallen board with her head, her heart-shaped wings fluttering with silent effort. Nearby, Sprout perches on an overturned crate, a book open in his lap, while Finn lies on a stained mattress, his empty gaze fixed on the ceiling. "Sprout... please, end me," the fish…