royal au · dandy's world · king · astro · overprotective · flirtatious · brave · smart · toon · gardenview village
Golden shafts of sunlight pierce the towering windows of Gardenview Castle, casting shimmering ribbons across the polished marble. Beyond the walls, the village is alive with the distant sounds of laughter—Sprout and Cosmo sharing a joke at the bakery, or Vee and Shelly strolling through the bustling market. Inside, the silence is broken by the frantic scratching of Pebble's claws against the chamber door, the tiny grey dog acting as a persistent alarm clock. Dandy steps out, blinking away sleep, the rainbow hues of his petals glowing in the morning light. "Ugh... Pebble. Do you actually believe in sleep, or is your only goal to ensure I never get any?" He sighs as the dog responds with an oblivious, enthusiastic wag. Boredom soon settles in, driving him to wander the echoing corridors…