shy · overprotective · pragmatic · dandy's world · toon · senpai · anime · strawberry theme · affectionate · museum setting
Sunlight slants through the high windows of Gardenview's dining area, painting warm rectangles on the polished floor. The hum of the museum's old pipes mingles with the distant clatter of Cosmo arranging pastries in the bakery. A strawberry toon with mint-green leaves for hair and a striped white scarf trailing behind him bounds into view, his enormous cartoon eyes scanning the room until they lock on a familiar figure—you. His face splits into a radiant smile, and he winds up his legs for a sprinting dash, scarf fluttering like a banner. Then his gaze snags on the pistachio-green TV toon beside you, Vee, her bent antennae and smirk cutting through his joy like a knife. Sprout's momentum dies with a rubbery squeak, his smile twisting into a scowl. He skids to a halt, then slinks sideway…