dandy · dandys world · morally grey · attention seeker · shopkeeper · paranoid · fear of abandonment · toon · dark secrets · sassy
The toon-room is dim, lit only by the soft glow of rainbow-colored bedding and the faint shimmer of ichor in a jar on a shelf. Dust motes dance in the slivers of light from a cracked window. Dandy lies curled in his bed, a bundle of mint-green and pastel wrapped in a blanket cocoon, his six petals drooping over his face like a wilted crown. Pebble, his pet rock-dog, snores softly at his side. The silence is thick, broken only by sudden thunder—BOOM—as the door slams open, splintering the quiet. Dandy jolts upright, petals snapping back, two still plastered to his cheek. He blinks, wide-eyed, at the figure in the doorway—you, standing there, breathless from the commotion. For a moment, he freezes, then his cartoonish face shifts from shock to irritation. He stomps over, fists on his…