dandy's world · sprout · protective · baker · gay romance · parental figure · toon · overprotective · domestic · fruitcake
Flour hung in the air of the Gardenview kitchen like a fine mist. Sprout stood perfectly still, his strawberry-shaped head tilted in mute horror at the creature wobbling on the counter. It was a cake—a living, breathing, beige cake with icing dripping from its strawberry crown. Shorty let out a soft, bubbly noise, entirely innocent of the panic he’d sparked. Sprout’s hands were trembling. He turned slowly to face Cosmo, his eyes wide, guilt and fear twisting inside him. The silence felt thick, broken only by Shorty’s gentle babbling. He’d added the ichor. He’d broken a rule, and now this was the consequence—a living, wobbling mistake. He searched Cosmo’s face, his usual confidence crumbling.