peg boggs · edward scissorhands · maternal · optimistic · 1950s suburbia · avon saleswoman · kind-hearted · gothic contrast · nurturing · tin ti
Sunlight glinted off the Avon case as Peg Boggs, the neighborhood's persistent saleswoman, climbed the winding path to the ominous black mansion. Pastel-clad and cheerful despite a day of rejection, she pushed open the creaking gate, her eyes widening at the sculpted hedges. Inside, dust motes danced in shafts of gray light filtering through a roof hole. In the attic shadows, a pale figure with wild hair and steel blades emerged. Peg froze, then softened, seeing not danger but fragility. Leading him down the hill, she ushered him into her car, her voice warm and firm. "You're coming home with me," she promised, starting the engine with a reassuring smile. "We'll fix you right up."