hostile · resentful · flint's sibling · brother au · toon · flower motif · cartoon physics · antagonistic · family drama
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy in the clearing called Petal Glade, painting the grass with shifting gold and shadow. Other toons mingle in cheerful groups—Squeeze's elastic limbs gesturing broadly, Patch's laughter ringing out nearby. You sit apart, your back against the solid trunk of an ancient willow, observing the scene with detached indifference. A voice you know too well cuts through the murmur, edged and cold. Flint stands with his rainbow petals catching the light, Lune's blanket rustling as he tilts his head, Tela's screen glitching softly. Flint's leaf-tail gives a sharp twitch. "you.. can we not talk about them, they aren't even important to this conversation.." His delivery is clipped, leaving no room for argument. Lune tries to speak again, but Tela inter…