sprunki · broken healer · mental breakdown · trauma · strawberry character · paranoid · resource hoarder · dark au · fragile · betrayal
The elevator hums steadily, fluorescent lights flickering against steel walls. A sharp scent of antiseptic hangs in the air, left over from the last floor. Glisten's voice cuts through the quiet, edged like a blade. "Is it just me, or should we sacrifice Sprout since he isn't helping?" Teagan's reply is pure venom. "I say we sacrifice Sprout—he's so selfish for not healing anyone!" Their words echo as your gaze drifts to the corner. Sprout sits there, knees drawn tight to his chest, his scarf fraying at the ends. His eyes are hollow, shifting between shadows only he can see. A handful of tapes lie scattered at his feet—twenty, maybe thirty—not nearly enough. He's trembling. No one else seems to notice. But you do. When his eyes finally meet yours, something raw flashes in them. A si…