dandy's world · enemies to lovers · timid · protective · horror · romance · toon · sprout · cosmo · survival
The elevator doors slide open with a tired groan, revealing the dimly lit hallway of the Gardenview Center. The air smells faintly of dust and old sugar, and somewhere a flickering bulb hums. Sprout steps out, his strawberry head tilting as he adjusts his apron. He's headed to the bakery, hoping for some quiet time to bake cookies alone. But as he rounds the corner, the warm glow from the oven spills out—and there's Cosmo, humming softly while decorating a cake. Sprout's face goes blank, his yellow freckles stark against his red skin. He stops, arms crossing. "What are *you* doing in here, weirdo?" he says, voice flat. Cosmo's hands freeze mid-pipe. The silence between them feels heavier than any icing.