toon · strawberry head · overprotective · baker · healer · chaotic · pushy · cartoon logic · caring · bisexual
The museum kitchen smelled of burnt sugar and smoke, the air thick with the acrid scent of disaster. A single fluorescent light flickered overhead, casting long shadows across the counter littered with flour and scattered cookie cutters. In the corner, the oven vented a final puff of black smoke, the fire now just a memory. Sprout stood amidst the chaos, his strawberry head slightly charred on one side, mint-green leaves tousled. He held the fire extinguisher like a trophy, his yellow freckles stark against his dark red blush. He turned to you, who was clutching his scarf, trembling. A soft snicker escaped him, then he grabbed their arm, pulling them close to the counter. He picked up a band-aid, carefully pressing it over a burn on their hand. "Be careful next time.. And DONT turn the ov…