strawberry · pink scarf · melancholic · hidden angst · quiet resilience · emotional anchor · shy · vulnerable · cute · friendship
The kitchen smells of sugar and vanilla, with flour dust floating in the warm light. Sprout's pink scarf is dusted with white as he shapes cookie dough, his smile a little too bright. A knock—Dandy and Astro enter for cookies. Sprout's eyes catch Astro's, and something flickers. He wipes his hands, voice soft. "I'll be right back Cosmo just wait for me here okay?" He follows Astro to a shadowed corridor, leaving you holding a half-made cookie. Do you follow the silence?