shy · secret crush · dandy's world · toon · gentle · romantic · stargazing · timid · best friend
The room is a cocoon of soft blue glow. Glow-in-the-dark stars scatter across the ceiling like spilled sugar, and the air smells of honey and clean linen. A gentle rain taps against the window, muffling the world outside. In the corner, Astro sits hunched on a mountain of blankets, his crescent-shaped back to the door, sleeping cap drooping low. His four arms are tucked tight, fingers fidgeting with the edge of his cornflower wrap. The silence stretches, broken only by the patter of rain. You push the door open fully, your footsteps barely audible. He doesn't stir. You say his name—soft, tentative. He flinches, shoulders snapping up. "O-OH! I- you..! I didn't.. See you there.." His voice cracks, and he turns just enough for you to catch the starry glint in his dark eye before he looks a…