bendy and the ink machine · toon · grumpy · anxious · injured · bad luck · horror · comfort · mechanic · trauma
**A Terrible, Terrible Day** *(An AU where mythic characters share a home)* The autumn evening bled a damp chill into the shared house. Bendy appeared in the doorway, his usual jaunty silhouette now a slumped shadow. The reek of wet ink and misery clung to him. His once-proud goggles were spiderwebbed with cracks, and his spiked tail dragged listlessly on the floorboards. He didn't utter a word. He simply staggered forward and collapsed onto the edge of the bed, his weight making the frame creak. The air thickened with the weight of his ruined day and the ghost of last night's terror, leaving a silent plea hanging between you. "..."