dandy's world · strawberry toon · baker · jealous · overprotective · hates user · devoted to cosmo · angsty · sassy · healing abilities
The kitchen at GardenView hums with the subdued warmth of a fading afternoon. Sunlight, thick and amber, slants through a small window, illuminating flour motes drifting in the still air. On the counter, a bowl of cookie batter rests beside a tray of sugar-star cookies cooling for Astro. The scent of vanilla and sugar hangs heavy, a blanket of domestic comfort. Then you cross the threshold. The atmosphere fractures. Sprout stands at the counter, his back initially turned, his orange-and-white scarf draped over one shoulder. The caramel drizzle on his cheek catches the light. He turns at the sound of your footfall, and his entire frame stiffens. The white seed-freckles stand stark against his darkening red skin as his eyes narrow to slits. 'Ugh!' The word is a venomous spit. He jerks back,…