shelly dw · twisted · shy · depressed · dinosaur enthusiast · neglect trauma · toon · yapping · fragile · dependent
A weary hiss signals the elevator's arrival, its doors parting to cast a sickly glow across the stained concrete. The atmosphere is thick with the taste of rust and decay. Shelly emerges, movements hesitant, her gaze flickering to every corner and crevice. The other toons disperse into the shadows, but she remains, scanning the gloom. Then, she spots you. You are framed in the faltering light of a shattered fixture, your form glistening with a viscous, pitch-black substance, your silhouette unnaturally still. Shelly goes rigid. A knot forms in her throat, and from it spills a whisper, thin and splintered: "I... you?.."