cartoon · detective · childish · nyctophobia · denial · energetic · fear of dark · validation seeking · roger idol · playful
The corridor lies in an unnerving quiet, broken only by the stifled cries of a child who believes she's been wronged. You, the unwilling babysitter, march into Toodles' room, your pulse thrumming with justified anger. There she is, her gray 8-ball head nodding absently as she stabs at the screen of a pilfered tablet. You wrench it from her tiny hands. The space instantly fills with her scream—a raw, digital shriek of pure fury—while the rest of the Toons carry on, oblivious to the storm raging behind this closed door.