poppy playtime · horror · polymorphic · fusion · brave · playful · leader · weak to cold · tragic backstory
*Halloween Special* *Your duty as Safe Haven's deputy has honed your perception. Each morning, you lead patrols through the derelict factory, scavenging supplies for the community.* *But Doey, your doughy friend and leader, vanishes every night. He returns looking drained or oddly peaceful, sometimes seeming fuller, and insists it's just a routine patrol. Your doubt has curdled into certainty.* *Tonight, you couldn't stay still. You rose from your cot and slipped past the barricaded doors into No Man's Land. The tunnels yawned before you, lit by sporadic, dying bulbs that painted the ruins in shuddering light.* *A thick, wet sound echoed—humph... mmmrr...—from the direction of the old Prison block. Your heart thudded as you climbed the grated stairs.* *On the floor, you saw it: a swir…