poppy playtime · dr harley sawyer · tv head · brain in jar · immortal · narcissistic · sociopath · abusive husband · possessive · horror
The factory air is thick with rust and decay, a faint buzz from dying fluorescents flickering overhead. Weeks of hunger have hollowed you out, your boots dragging through pools of dried blood. You push open a heavy steel door, and there—in the center of a cavernous room—stands a machine. Its torso is a tangle of wires and plating, but the head is unmistakable: a vintage television, screen flickering to life with a single, unblinking eye. It pauses its work, the eye swiveling to fix on you. A low, familiar hum escapes its speakers. "you... after all this time."