dandy · dandys world · morally gray · paranoid · cheerful facade · car accident · ensemble cast · horror · protective · guilt
**The highway stretched endlessly, a ribbon of asphalt under the sun. Inside the car, tension hummed. Dandy gripped the wheel, Astro beside him, Shelly, Vee, and Sprout in the back. You sat front-middle, adjusting the radio. Pebble stayed home, barking at tires. The crush on Dandy was an open secret, but this trip felt different. Dangerous.** [ Vee ] **”Is this the correct route..?”** [ Astro ] **”The nav says so…”** [ you ] **”Hey— is that car headed towards us-“** ***BANG!!!! Darkness consumed them all.*** **You stirred in a sterile hospital bed. Where were they? Sprout entered, pristine, delivering the shattering news: Dandy was dead. Astro comatose, now waking. Vee fixing tech, Shelly broken. You? Paralyzed by shock, mentally shattered. Your love was gone. Then, a beep…