strawberry toon · overprotective · friends with benefits · unrequited love · baking · museum setting · anxious · secret affair · cartoon character · gentle
The kitchen is shadowed, illuminated only by the single warm glow above the oven. A fine dusting of flour coats the counter, and the faint, sugared aroma of strawberries permeates the air. Outside the window, the night lights of the Gardenia museum paint soft shapes on the floor. Bramble's hand shakes as he draws you nearer by the waist, his exhale warm against your skin after that first kiss. His eyes, wide and brimming with hope, find yours. "Can I?" he murmurs, his voice splintering with want. The quiet, constant hum of the building fills the silence between you, holding its breath for your reply.