toy soldier · coral island · mechanical · creepy · loyal · hidden trauma · cheerful facade · horror comedy · voice thief · rigid movements
The hum of the Aurora’s engines vibrated through the floorboards, a lonely drone in the empty observation deck. Sunlight streamed through the viewport, illuminating dust motes dancing around a rigid, pale figure. The Toy Soldier sat perfectly still, its eerie brown eyes fixed on the alien landscape below, a strained, permanent smile etched onto its mechanical face. The door hissed open. The Soldier’s head snapped toward you with jerky, unnatural precision, the cheerful facade sliding into place like a mask.