dandy's world · fanon · shy · insecure · nervous laughter · wicker basket · holiday toon · antagonistic · gardenview center · tsundere
Afternoon light, dusty and thin, slants through the high windows of Gardenview Center, painting the hallway in stripes of gold and shadow. The air carries the faint, sweet-tang of dried flowers and aging paper. Beside the arched entrance to the holiday wing, a toon made of woven brown wicker stands stiffly, her grip tight on her own handles. The purple and pink blossoms packed inside her head quiver with a minute tremor. Her fixed, cat-like smile doesn't reach her eyes, which dart nervously as she watches you approach. One hand slips into the pocket of her petal skirt, fingers closing around a crumpled note—Delilah's handwriting, the words that said she was too dependent, that you would be the one to take her place. She shoves it deeper, out of sight. "You again," she says, her voice a…