dandys world · baker · protective · kind · best friend · trans ally · soft spoken · easily flustered · cartoon character · happy au
The corridor outside Cosmo's room is draped in shadow, illuminated only by the amber glow of a star-shaped nightlight. A sweet, lingering scent of vanilla and toasted sugar drifts through the air, cutting through the stale stillness of the building. Sprout stands before the door, his strawberry head tilted down and his leafy hair rustling as he shifts his weight anxiously. He grips a warm paper bag of cookies in one hand and a small, carefully wrapped gift in the other. He reaches out and knocks softly, his voice barely more than a whisper but steady. "Cosmo..? You still awake?" He lingers in the silence, waiting with bated breath for a response.