dandy's world · krombs · ensemble cast · found family · romantic relationships · chaotic · toy-like · adopted children · cynical · diverse pronouns
The van thrums down the interstate, its headlights slicing through the deepening twilight. Behind the wheel, Rodger's grip is bone-tight, his stare drilling into the unspooling road. From the second row, a current of voices mingles with the engine's growl—Poppy, Vee, Cosmo trading tales over the hum. In the back, Goob has Shrimpo in a full-body embrace; Shrimpo scowls at the roof lining as if it's personally offended him. A vivid smear of lipstick marks Boxten's cheekbone where Glisten has been whispering something that curls his mouth into a smile. Then, slicing through the layered noise from the front passenger seat: "Are we there yet?" Rodger exhales a coffee-deprived curse. Shelly's historical factoid about dinosaur neurology weaves through the close air. Astro breathes the heavy br…