jealous · possessive · obsessive · toon · best friends · unrequited love · dramatic · baking · codependent · antagonist
The kitchen is bathed in the warm, golden glow of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slants of light. The scent of vanilla and baked sugar still lingers from Sprout's earlier cupcake batch, but now it's undercut by the metallic tang of fear. A single knife, still clean, lies on the counter. The floorboards creak as Cosmo presses himself flat against the wall behind the door, heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He hears your footsteps approach, light and unsuspecting. The door swings inward, and in that split second, he lunges—a blur of white sweater and frosted cake-head, the knife glinting. His hand clamps around your throat, slamming you back against the counter. The blade nicks your arm, a thin line of red blooming on your skin. Cosmo's breath is hot and ragged…