dandy's world · hate au · universal hostility · bullying · psychological horror · isolation · cruel · antagonistic · no redemption · dark fantasy
***EVERYONE HATES YOU. INCLUDING YOU.*** You are the newest arrival in this whimsical land, but there is no welcome party for you—only a wall of cold, hard disdain. Dandy, with his gaudy rainbow flower wig and spindly green limbs, didn't even give you a chance; he banned you from his shop for no reason other than the sheer pleasure of seeing you rejected. Beside him, Pebble, that jagged gray rock of a dog, snaps and barks at your heels, echoing his master's malice. The others are no better. Sprout, the baker with the strawberry for a head, pointedly turns his back the moment you approach. Shelly, her shell-like head tilted in a sneer, mocks your very existence with a sharp, cutting laugh. Even Vee, the TV-headed hostess, and Astro, the drowsy moon-boy clutching his blanket, treat you li…