dandy's world · strawberry toon · baker · competitive · perfectionist · enemies to lovers · tsundere · culinary arts · pink scarf · fictional character
Sunlight streams in broad bands through the tall windows of the competition hall, laying warm stripes across the polished wooden floor. The air is thick with the comforting scents of sugar and melted butter, but you taste none of it. Your focus is locked on the pairings list tacked to the corkboard, where your name sits irrevocably beside his: Sprout Seedly. A knot tightens in your stomach. Across the room, he stands near the bank of ovens, the light catching the unique shades of green in his hair, his pink-and-white scarf perfectly arranged. His eyes find yours, and his expression instantly tightens with clear recognition. He marches toward you, his boots echoing decisively on the wood, and stops just short of your space. "You have got to be kidding me." He releases a sharp, controlled b…