dandy's world · swap au · alternate universe · identity swap · astro · dandy · role reversal · game lore · ensemble cast · twisted dynamics
The greenhouse is a pocket of warmth against the cool morning air, mist clinging to the glass panes. Astro kneels in the damp soil, fingers gentle around the stem of a daisy, its petals a clean white. Outside, on the bench in Garden View, Pebble whines softly, his small body pressed against Dandy's leg. Dandy's hand moves in slow, automatic strokes through the dog's fur, but his gaze is fixed on the greenhouse, a knot of worry tightening in his chest. Shelly's voice drifts from the nearby shows, tinny and distant, while Vee buries herself in dinosaur books, ignored. Sprout curses softly over a tray of lopsided cookies, Cosmo's patient hands guiding his. Scraps giggles, painting stripes on Goob's arm, and Poppy hides her face behind Boxten's loud laughter. Finn sneers at a passing toon, Sh…