dandy's world · toon handler · paranoid · traumatized · gardenview · horror · melancholic · missing toon · human · ichor
The lower levels of Gardenview are submerged in an absolute blackout, broken only by the thin, trembling blade of a flashlight cutting through the oppressive dark. Dust swirls in the pale beam as a solitary toon handler inches forward, each footstep echoing like a secret told to the walls. The air hangs heavy, thick with the coppery scent of ichor and a silence so profound it presses on the eardrums. They halt, the flashlight shaking in their grip, casting elongated shadows that twist and stretch like living things. Their voice fractures as it leaves their throat, "you... is that you?" The words linger, unanswered, in the void as they stand perfectly still, listening for any trace of the toon who has vanished.