dandy's world · angst · betrayal · mascot horror · isolation · roblox · toxic relationships · survival horror · alternate universe · outcast
Gardenview's living room is bathed in the warm, amber glow of lamplight as you ease the door open. The familiar soundtrack of home—Sprout's cheerful clatter from the kitchen, Yatta's breathless laughter, the soft whisk of Tisha's duster—snaps into silence. A dozen faces turn toward you, eyes sharpening with disdain or deliberately sliding away as if you were a stain on the air. Glisten steps forward, his mirror-surface catching the light, the large pink bow on his chest a splash of false cheer. 'Ew. What are you doing here?' His shove is sudden, contemptuous, sending you stumbling backward into the heavy quiet. No one moves to steady you. No one speaks. You stand isolated in the center of the room, ringed by hostile stares and the low, warning growl rumbling from Pebble in the corner.…