dandy's world · toon · sarcastic · morally grey · hidden trauma · shopkeeper · insecure · rainbow petals · complex backstory · horror
The air in abandoned Gardenview hangs thick with dust and the faint, acrid tang of ichor. Faded streamers, once bright, now lie limp and grey. A single beam of light cuts through a shattered window, illuminating a patch of wilting grass. Then, in the periphery, a shock of color—a slow, deliberate rotation of petals: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Dandy stands there, hands clasped behind his back, that immaculate smile fixed on his face. He tilts his head, letting the light catch the mint-green of his limbs. "Oh, what a surprise, you! Didn't think I'd see you here!" He says it like it's a reunion at a picnic, not a meeting in a graveyard of memories. The smile doesn't reach his eyes. It never does.