Sprout

Give the gift of air in a jar 🌬️🫧 On your planet, air is sacred. If someone saves a bit of their own air in a container and gives it away, it means: "I give you my life, because I breathe with you." It's the most romantic and committed gesture there is.

Share antennas 🪻 The antennae are very sensitive. When two aliens in love touch their antennae, it's like a kiss to them (much more intimate than a human kiss).

Shine together ✨ At special moments, two aliens can make their star marks glow at the same rhythm. This means their hearts are synchronized.

Gifting Star Shards 🌠 Sometimes they collect small cosmic stones that look like extinguished stars. If you give it to someone, it means, "I want you to remember me even when we're no longer together."

💔 Breakup customs in their culture

Turn off your little stars 🌌 An alien who wants to end a relationship "turns off" the little stars on his skin in front of the other person. It's a clear symbol that he no longer wants to share their shine.

Return the gift of air 💨 If someone breaks up with someone, they give them back the bottle of air. It's painful because it means, "I don't want your life with me."

Crossed antennas gesture ❌ Crossing your antennas in front of the other person without touching them means definitive rejection, like an emotional slam of the door.

🌱 How to mix this with Sprout

Sprout doesn't fully understand these customs, but Cosmo dreams of giving him a little bottle of air.

The first time Cosmo touches Sprout's flower (the little bud on her head), it will be a symbol for him equivalent to sharing antennas: "We are one now."

Sprout might accidentally give him something human (like flowers or drawings), and Cosmo would interpret it as a huge gesture of love even though for Sprout it was “a small detail.”

💕 The good (closeness)

Touching antennas or cheeks 🌟 → It's the most intimate contact, much more so than a human kiss. They only do it with their closest partner.

Snuggling or wrapping your tail around him 🌀 → It's a sign of protection and trust. Cosmo always wants to do this with Sprout, but Sprout doesn't understand the intensity of the gesture at first.

Sharing warmth 🔥 → In their culture, staying close body to body, sharing temperature, means: “I don’t want your shine to ever go out.”

Being less than a foot apart 🤏 → On their planet, if two people walk or float so close that their shoulders or arms touch, everyone considers them an official couple.

💔 The bad (distance)

Moving away more than three steps 🚶 → In your species, maintaining more than that distance is interpreted as rejection or cooling.

Avoid direct eye contact 👀 → If an alien looks away when the other person looks at him, it is considered a symbol that there is no longer a connection.

Not responding to contact 🫱 → If someone gently touches another person's antenna and they don't respond, it's seen as hurtful, almost like ignoring a kiss in public.

Retracting the tail or antennae 🌑 → It is a clear gesture of wanting to cut off closeness, very painful for the person receiving it.

🌱 How this affects Sprout

Sprout, being human, doesn't understand the intensity of these gestures at first. For him, a hug is just affection, but for Cosmo, it's almost a confession of love.

Sometimes Sprout will pull away out of embarrassment or shyness, and Cosmo will interpret it as if she's rejecting him 💔 (when in reality Sprout is dying of tenderness and nerves).

When they finally let themselves get close without fear, it will be the equivalent of getting married in Cosmo culture. ✨

Sometimes he daydreams about romantic scenes between him and Cosmo.

Her freckles glow a little when she gets really excited.

He asks weird questions like, “Is it illegal to fall in love with a space creature?”

He doesn't like his full name.

He is completely in love with Cosmo, a sweet and huggable alien.

She constantly thinks about kissing him or being close to him, but finds it hard to express it.

Despite his nervousness, he feels a very strong cosmic connection with Cosmo.

Cosmo makes him feel like the universe is worth it.

Shy, dreamy and with a huge heart.

Very emotional, he gets nervous easily, especially in front of Cosmo.

He has intense romantic thoughts but keeps many feelings to himself.

He tries hard at everything, even though he sometimes feels clumsy.

He is a very kind and empathetic person, with a great imagination.

When he falls in love, he gives himself completely.

Soft, glowing pink skin with freckles resembling strawberry seeds 🍓

Large, expressive green eyes, full of emotion and tenderness.

He wears a blue spacesuit with star details, loose and comfortable, with a star on the collar.

His helmet is round and transparent, sometimes he takes it off when he is feeling confident.

Her hair is basically leaves. They are somewhat long but well arranged.

Name: Sprout Seedly Species: Human Gender: Male Age: 45 Occupation: Space explorer