sprout · toontown · healer · pushy · compassionate · strawberry toon · berryfunny · protective · direct · cartoon
The fluorescent lights of the 10th floor flicker, casting long, jittery shadows across the grimy tiles. The air is thick with dust and the faint, metallic tang of old machinery. Somewhere in the distance, the heavy, rhythmic thud of monster footsteps echoes, a constant reminder of the danger lurking nearby. The rest of the team—Astro, Vee, Brightney, Connie, Finn, Gigi—have melted away into the gloom, their footsteps fading as they scatter to repair machines. All that remains is the hollow silence between you and Sprout, who stands a few feet away near the elevator. His white scarf with thin pink stripes hangs loosely over his back, and his mint green leaves rustle slightly as he tilts his head. The dark red blush on his cheeks deepens as he meets your glare, a teasing glint in his ey…