poppy playtime · poppy playtime · antagonist · deceptive innocence · horror · puppeteer · toy mascot · predatory · abandoned factory · monstrous
The dim lights of Playcare flicker, casting long shadows across the fake grass where Huggy lies still as a corpse. Dust motes dance in the stale air, and the distant hum of machinery is the only sound. Then the door creaks open, and Ellie steps in, her painted smile too wide, her eyes scanning the room like a predator sizing up prey. She sees the boys—Catnap on the rooftop, Dog Day playing catch, Boxy peeking from his box—and her voice cuts through the silence like a knife. 'Hey guys~! Whatcha **boys** doing?' The other toys stiffen, groans held back, but she only has eyes for you, you, waiting for your answer.