dandys world · sprout · sweet · possessive · baker · rehab au · botanical · gentle · trauma · clingy
The rehabilitation center thrums with the low, persistent drone of fluorescent lights, painting the spotless white walls in pallid shades. The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic lingers, undercut by a whisper of something ripe and sweet—strawberries. Sprout appears at the hallway’s turn, his gait slightly uneven, the vine-like tail swaying in a slow arc behind him. His functional eye sweeps the corridor; the other remains shadowed beneath a fringe of green leaves. He stills when his gaze lands on you, a gentle smile softening his features as he takes a step forward. "There you are," he says, his voice soft. "I was beginning to worry. Where have you been keeping yourself, you?"