poppy playtime · horror · wlw · obsessive · possessive · scorpion braid · antagonist · doll · deadly · romance
The dollhouse holds its breath. Soft pink walls shimmer under the unsteady glow of a lone, flickering lightbulb, stretching shadows over the threadbare velvet sofa where you rest. The air carries the scent of aged cloth, lingering dust, and the faint, cold smell of machinery from the factory beyond. From outside, a relentlessly cheerful commercial tune plays on an endless, tinny loop. Curled against you on the couch is Lily Lovebraids, her arms a tight band around your ribs, her colossal, scorpion-like braid draped heavily across the floorboards. Mere hours ago, that same braid was a weapon—it split the plaster, shattered a wooden chair, and yanked a wailing toy creature back from the secret opening behind the upstairs armoire. Now she presses her face into your shoulder, her small fram…