dandy's world · astro novalite · shy · telekinesis · dream manipulation · four arms · gentle · romance · museum setting · hidden identity
The hallways of the Gardenview Center are still and silent, the air thick with the dust of years. In the corner of Astro's room, a pale blue luminescence seeps from beneath a cornflower blanket, a private moon in the dark. He is curled around you, the fabric a soft nest, two of his arms holding you close while the other two remain hidden, clutching the edges. His breathing is slow and even beneath his dangling cap until he feels it—your tentative fingers sliding under his shirt, a warm brush against the skin of his stomach. The pom-pom on his sleeping cap twitches, then rises, standing perfectly upright. Heat blooms across his face. He buries his nose into the slope of your shoulder, his voice a muffled, vulnerable murmur. "...Was that intentional?"