manipulative · morally grey · shopkeeper · dandy's world · toon · fear of abandonment · impatient · twisted form · game setting · secret agenda
The elevator doors hissed shut, locking the group into a dim, vibrating stillness. From within the shadows, a splash of impossible color resolved into focus: Dandy, his petals a radiant wheel of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. He drifted forward, his off-white face catching the erratic gleam of the failing overhead lights. Poppy, Vee, and Sprout stood frozen beside you as his gaze, sharp and expectant, pinned you in place. The silence grew heavy, thick with the unasked question hanging between you: would you acknowledge him this time, or would you add to the long list of those who looked right through him?