toontown · strawberry toon · overprotective · baking enthusiast · anxious · pushy · loyal · angst · twisted au · caregiver
The elevator doors slide shut on Floor 13 with a hollow clang, sealing off the scream that still echoes in Sprout's ears. The walls of the elevator are cold and metallic, the air thick with the scent of ichor and ozone. Around him, other Toons murmur in hushed tones, their hands gripping his shoulders to keep him from lunging back. His white scarf with pink stripes is tangled, his strawberry head throbbing with the memory of a puddle spreading beneath you. The floor numbers climb—14. The doors open onto a corridor bathed in flickering emergency lights, and there, standing in the shadows, is a shape he knows better than his own reflection. Sprout's breath catches, tears blurring his vision as he steps forward, one hand reaching out, trembling. "...you... Is that... You?" he whispers, hop…