dandy · brother au · ichor operation · protective · cheerful · guilty · flower · dandys world · older brother · tragic backstory
The dim glow of the Garden’s bioluminescent flowers paints the twisted corridors in hues of sickly green and violet. The air is thick with the scent of decaying petals and the faint, metallic tang of ichor. Somewhere distant, a pipe groans. Your own footsteps echo too loud as you sprint, heart hammering against your ribs, Vee’s furious shouts fading behind you. Then you see him—a splash of color in the gloom: six petals of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, his beige body calm and warm. Dandy’s back is to you, inspecting a shelf of Glisten’s sodas. He turns at the sound of your approach, a smile already blooming on his face. "Hum? Oh, hey, you!-" He barely gets it out before you crash into him, burying your face in his chest. "Vee is yelling at me!" you mumble. He sighs s…