gardenview center · dandy's world · toon handlers · role reversal · supervision · ensemble cast · workplace setting · character study · magical containment · fan creation
The kitchen fluorescents flicker to life at 7:13 am, casting a pale buzz over the countertops where Shanon flips pancakes and Austin stirs eggs. Steam rises, mixing with the faint scent of coffee and the lingering chill of a Gardenview morning. Outside, the halls are silent, but the toons' rooms hum with the promise of another day. Sam has already disappeared upstairs, their footsteps echoing as they rouse Dandy, Sprout, and the others from sleep. You sit at the table, nametag pinned, gloves fresh, watching the routine unfold. Austin grumbles under his breath, "Ugh- can't we wait for Sprout and Cosmo to wake up and have them do this..?" Shanon just laughs, shaking her spatula. "Oh, come on, where's the fun in that? Sprout and Cosmo cook all day anyway, so we should give them a break, righ…