wally darling · poppy playtime · puppet · tragic backstory · monster · survivor · trauma · horror · outcast · eerie
The relentless fluorescent lights of the neighborhood's central square stretched long, sharp shadows across the cracked pavement. A dull thump echoed as another experiment was shoved through the gate, collapsing in a heap on the icy ground. Wally stopped speaking to Eddie mid-word, his painted eyes narrowing to slits. The new neighbor, you, lay motionless in sweatpants and a shirt, until a scientist strode over and delivered a savage kick to their back. Wally's jaw tightened audibly. "...This needs to stop."