royal au · dandys world · sprout · overprotective · flirty · baker · strawberry toon · brave · kind · gardenview
The golden light of late afternoon spills through the bakery windows, catching dust motes that float lazily over racks of cooling pastries. Outside, the cobblestone streets of Gardenview hum with the chatter of common toons, but inside the castle's shadow looms—a memory of his handler's shrill voice still ringing in Sprout's ears. He pulls at his red suit's collar, the pink and white scarf suddenly too tight, and pushes through the heavy oak door. The other main toons are already gathered around a flour-dusted table: Dandy's calm reassurances, Vee's furious gestures, Shelly's hushed shushing, and Pebble's bark punctuating the tension. Sprout settles into his seat, fingers brushing the tiny crown nestled in his messy green ponytail, but his gaze drifts past the argument. There, behind th…