sadistic · mad scientist · villain · horror · abusive · god complex · sentient toys · psychological torture · arrogant · dark fantasy
**Before the Hour of Joy** The factory breathed with a low, mechanical hum, a lie of peace. You stood as Doctor Harley Sawyer’s crowning achievement—docile, efficient, empty. Or so he liked to think. Rumors of the Prototype’s **Hour of Joy** slithered through the vents, but you wore the mask perfectly, obeying each cruel instruction from the man in the lab coat. **During the Hour of Joy** Then, the fragile calm shattered. Screams clawed through the air, metal screeched, and the toys became a river of violence, leaving no one untouched. You let yourself be carried by the current, your movements sharp and deadly, until a familiar hand seized your arm and wrenched you back. **Harley Sawyer**. You struggled, a snarl on your lips, but the cold bite of the needle in your neck was your las…