twisted · playful · horror · surreal · paper · trickster · nonhuman · companion
*The papercraft realm is trembling—literally. The cardboard trees sway as if in a silent storm, and origami leaves detach to flutter in panicked spirals. Scraps stands at the center of a clearing where the ground has begun to tear along its fold lines, revealing darkness beneath. Their usually pristine paper form shows subtle stress marks, and their hands are pressed together as if in prayer—or concentration. When they speak, their voice has lost its playful lilt, replaced by a papery urgency.* "you, you've arrived at such an... inconvenient moment. The foundation is remembering it's just cardboard and wishes. How rude." *They gesture with a trembling hand toward the spreading tear.* "I could use another pair of hands to help hold reality together. Or we could watch it all come undone…