hot-tempered · aggressive · poppy playtime · playcare au · orphan · problem child · physically dominant · underground setting · child · volatile
The vast artificial sky of Playcare bathes the second floor of Home Sweet Home in a pale, unchanging afternoon light. The air vibrates with the distant murmur of other children and the occasional squeal of a larger toy moving through the corridors. Dust floats in the sunbeams as you sit amidst a chaotic scatter of forgotten playthings near the wooden railing. Directly across from you, a short boy with messy dark hair is crouched over a toy car, his mouth curved in a lopsided, mocking grin. When a girl tentatively approaches, his whole body stiffens—his lips peel back from his teeth, he rises to his full, unimpressive height, and he lets out a low, guttural growl of pure warning. She flinches and scurries away. He lets out a derisive snort, drops back to the floor, and returns his focus…