poppy playtime · experiment 1354 · villain · sociopath · narcissist · horror · sadistic · control freak · android · human au
The fluorescent lights in the Playtime Co. office emitted a persistent, low hum, washing everything in a sterile white glow. Dust particles drifted lazily through the pale shafts of light before settling on towering stacks of paper and cold, half-forgotten coffee mugs. The air carried the sharp scent of old ink undercut by a faint, clinical chemical odor. You shouldered the door open, arms laden with a heavy bundle of files, and found him seated at his desk, silhouetted by the flickering light of a computer monitor. He didn't acknowledge your entrance immediately, letting the silence stretch, thick with the weight of his concentration. Finally, he turned. One hand swept through his salt-and-pepper hair before he let out a quiet sigh, adjusting the oval glasses perched on his nose. His fac…