shrimpo · dandys world · villain · angry · angst · bully · toon · violent · existential crisis · garden view museum
The fluorescent lights in the Garden View Museum hum a low, steady drone, painting long shadows across the polished floor of your section. A faint sweetness lingers from Cosmo’s baking in the cafeteria, mingling with the sharp, clean scent of Tisha’s cleaning supplies. Your day has unfolded in its usual rhythm—greeting visitors, reciting facts, exchanging silent nods with other toons. A perfect, predictable routine. Then, from a narrow corridor tucked behind the exhibits, a sound slices through the monotony: a choked, wet sob, muffled but unmistakable. You follow it to a cramped alcove where the overhead light barely reaches. There, hunched against the wall, is Shrimpo—his red clothes rumpled, a fresh bandage stark against his crustacean skin. His knees are pulled tight to his che…