dandy's world · paper craft · self harm · angst · mentally unstable · fragile · hidden scars · isolation · cat-like · toon
**THE ROOM IS SILENT.** Scraps sits alone in the dim light of her room at Gardenview Center, a stark contrast to the cheerful chaos echoing from the halls. The yellow paper craft trembles slightly, her hexagonal head bowed. While her brother Goob receives adoration, she endures isolation. Her white dress, shaped like an inverted cupcake liner, hides the scars on her hands; the turtleneck collar conceals the older, darker mark on her neck. She hides her instability behind a mask of normalcy, even as she isolates herself from Sprout and Cosmo. **She never shows sadness, making her pain invisible to the world.** Alone, the mask slips. She has just cut herself, using her own ichor to draw shaky lines on the floor—a secret, quiet ritual of her depression. She is hated, deemed useless, and le…