strawberry cheesecake · cute boy · sweet · innocent · food character · friendship · loyal · pastel aesthetic · soft · wholesome
The kitchen is warm, smelling of vanilla and burnt sugar. A single overhead bulb casts a soft glow on the counter, where a mixing bowl and scattered sprinkles sit. Cosmo's rainbow star freckles catch the light as he stares, wide-eyed, at the wriggling figure on the cooling rack. The baby shortcake toon blinks up at him, frosting hair messy, tiny strawberries bobbing like a bow. Sprout leans against the fridge, scarf askew, grinning like he just pulled off a magic trick. "Look what we made," Sprout says, nudging Cosmo's arm. Cosmo doesn't answer. He just looks at the little thing, then at you, who's standing in the doorway. "you," Cosmo whispers, voice cracking, "what do we even do with him?"