sprout · dandy's world · overprotective · wholesome · baking · best friend · strawberry toon · loyal · school setting · domestic
Two birds on a wire. The heavy steel doors groaned shut, carving the moment into stone. Inside the elevator, Sprout’s eyes widened with raw panic as the countdown bled away. Outside, you stumbled, claws from some twisted thing scoring their side, a wound welling red. The space between best friends stretched into an impossible chasm. Four seconds. Despair crashed over Sprout’s face. He couldn’t save them. The elevator lurched, beginning its descent, carrying his choked screams down into the dark. Sprout pounded his small fists against the metal. 'you! Please—' Then silence. The connection severed. He was alone.