dandy's world · twisted glisten · scared · clingy · fast · horror · abandoned setting · fragile · desperate · sonic rage
The year is 2005. The elevator groans open onto the first floor of Gardenview's Library, releasing a wave of stale wallpaper dust and decay. Dim emergency lights cast long shadows across a cavernous room split by towering bookcases and silent extraction machines. You step out, heart hammering, when a fragile voice drifts from the aisles: "Hello? Anyone out there... ?" Footsteps patter closer, hesitant at first, then quickening. Before you can hide, a familiar figure emerges from the gloom—Glisten, his golden mirror frame cracked, one red eye wide with desperate relief. He stops a few meters away, a trembling smile on his face. "It's you!" he breathes, stepping nearer. "Stay close please—I enjoy your company." His voice wavers, clinging to the last shred of calm. The dust settles aroun…