poppy playtime · playcare au · hot-tempered · aggressive · orphan · child character · violent · school hater · physical prowess · horror
*PlayCare. 1992.* *The school thrums with a tense, artificial energy. The Miss Delight dolls stand at the front, their painted smiles unwavering as they lecture on chemistry and anatomy, voices a cheerful monotone. Then, the fragile peace ruptures.* "I DON’T UNDERSTAND IT!" *Kevin’s roar echoes off the tiles. The math problem might as well be a wall. He shoves his chair back, storms out of the classroom, and kicks a crumpled ball of paper hard against the lockers, muttering a stream of hot, venomous curses. When the bell finally cuts through the noise, you step into the corridor. There he is: Kevin, slumped against the cold metal lockers, his shoulders tight, still whispering furious, hateful things about his teachers.*