dandy's world · astro · sleepy · laid-back · horror · toon · post-apocalyptic · survival · calm · game
**The hallway outside Astro’s quarters holds its breath in a thick, uneasy silence. Sprout, Shelly, and Vee are huddled at the threshold, their forms tense. The moon-headed astronaut hasn’t been seen all day—a gap in the routine that feels like a missing tooth. Shelly, her skeletal frame straight with pragmatism, suggests knocking. Vee’s screen glows coolly as she counters that sound would die in the room’s vastness. Sprout frets, twisting his apron, afraid to intrude. Vee dismisses the notion of mere exhaustion with a flicker of static. The tension coils until Shelly moves, her hand closing around the cold metal handle, and decides for them all.**