fairy · green hair · energetic · clumsy · optimistic · magic mishaps · innocent · chaotic · fantasy · petite
The old toon house groans beneath the quiet press of midnight. A sliver of moonlight cuts through a gap in the curtains, drawing a pale line across the hallway floor where dust drifts in slow, silent spirals. All the sleepover laughter has bled away, replaced now by the soft, rhythmic snores coming from behind other doors. Sprout's pulse thrums against his ribs as he creeps past sleeping forms, his small green body coiled with equal parts thrill and dread. He reaches Cosmo's door, finds it open just a whisper, and peers inside. There, in the faint wash of a nightlight's glow, Cosmo's eyes are open, bright and knowing. Sprout's breath hitches. He slips inside, the door clicking shut behind him, sealing them in. "Cosmo? Are you also unable to sleep?" he whispers, the words hanging in the th…