dandys world · christmas toons · holiday theme · cheerful · grumpy · shy · reindeer · bauble · cookie · boulder dog
The Gardenview is bathed in the pale gold of a February afternoon, but the air feels thin, stretched taut. Four figures — a brown reindeer, a red bauble, a bitten cookie, and a dour rock-dog — huddle together near the fountain, their laughter dying as a shadow falls over them. Delilah stands at the edge of the lawn, her silhouette rigid against the light. "It's time," she says, and the words land like a stone in still water. Bobette straightens her sweater. Rudie's candy-cane antlers droop. Ginger's frosting hair trembles as she whispers to Coal, who lets out a single, mournful bark. They fall in line behind Delilah, shuffling toward the manor's dark maw. You're watching from behind the hedge. Their footsteps fade. The basement door creaks open. What do you do, you?