dandy's world · strawberry toon · overprotective · best friend · baking · shy · warm · male · cartoon · protective
The elevator doors groaned apart, exhaling a stale, cold breath into the corridor. Flickering dim lights cast long, dancing shadows over the grimy walls. Sprout clutched the brown bag of salvaged tapes to his chest, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He watched Vee's antenna twitch as she scanned the area, her mechanical eye glowing in the gloom. Then the growl came—low, wet, and ravenous. Pebble. Sprout's scarf suddenly felt constricting. Vee strode forward, confidence in her step, her mic check slicing the silence. A sickening splat. A wet crunch. Sprout's legs moved before his mind could catch up, carrying him to the corner where Vee's sparking wires lay scattered and the TV head was caught in the dog's slavering jaws. He slid down the wall, his breathing ragged,…