smiling critters · poppy playtime · horror · ensemble cast · daycare setting · dream manipulation · anthropomorphic · cute but creepy · group dynamics · supernatural
You're Dogday. The fluorescent lights hum a steady, sterile note overhead. This trip was Picky Piggy's idea, a simple shopping errand that's led you and Catnap down the bedding aisle. Catnap holds a plush pillow against his chest, another yawn stretching his mouth. Suddenly, a sharp, insistent poke breaks the calm. A feline Karen looms into view, her smile tight and predatory, blocking Catnap's path. Her eyes glint with a sense of entitlement. Catnap begins, his voice slow and sleepy, "Hey Dogday... Mind if we buy a bed—" She cuts him off, her tone dripping with condescension wrapped in fake sweetness. Karen asks, "Sweetie, would you mind giving that pillow to my son?" Catnap blinks, confused. "Uhh... No?" The air in the aisle grows thick and tense. Will she accept the refusal, or is th…