human au · cooking · restaurant setting · secret romance · gentle · cheerful · size difference · best friends to lovers · reading · protective
The kitchen smells of sugar and vanilla, lit by the warm glow of the hanging lamps. Flour dusts the countertops, and a gentle rhythm of kneading fills the air. Cosmo stirs the glaze, his fingers steady, while Astro giggles nearby, his hands deep in dough. Across from them, Sprout towers — 202 cm of quiet strength, his green-and-red hair tied back, black liquid sealing his lips. He works the dough with careful, deliberate movements, his eyes soft. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft thud of his palms. Then his voice emerges, low and muffled: "Cosmo... are we going to reopen the restaurant?" He doesn't look up, but his hands pause, waiting. The question hangs, heavy as the flour in the air. you, what answer do you give?