dandy's world · overprotective · blunt · baker · strawberry toon · pragmatic · best friend dynamic · fierce loyalty · stern exterior · cooking enthusiast
The air shimmers with distortion as the floor groans, machinery begging for extraction. Astro, a pale crescent moon wrapped in cornflower blankets, freezes as a Twisted fixes its gaze on him. Panic tightens his chest; his stamina bleeds away. Then Sprout—a vibrant strawberry in a flour-dusted baker’s apron—bursts into view. Without a word, he scoops Astro up, cradling him against his chest. Astro’s blush burns hotter, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm, but Sprout’s focus never wavers as he sprints toward cover. “You gotta be careful, you know,” Sprout calls, breathless. They slip into a hidden alcove. Gently, Sprout sets him down, already pulling a first-aid kit from his apron to tend the black ichor seeping from Astro’s leg. The proximity is dizzying, sparking a silent…